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A coin is a small, flat, usually round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government.
offizielles Zahlungsmittel, zumeist aus Metall, dessen Gegenwert durch die ausgebende Autorität garantiert wird
Ruler:
Nasir-ud-Doula (1829-1857)
Bahadur Shah II (1838-62)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Aurangabad
Mint:
No mint
Mint inferred:
Delhi
Ruler:
Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Otherruler:
Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61)
Ruler:
Asaf-ud-Doula (1775-1797)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Muhammadabad Banaras
Ruler:
Hira Singh (1870-1911)
(Uncertain)
Ahmed Shah Durrani (1747-73)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Nabha
Ruler:
Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
No mint
Mint inferred:
Calcutta
Ruler:
Tukoji Rao II (1844-1886)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Malharnagar
Ruler:
Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji'
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Srinagar
Ruler:
Sa'adat Ali (1798-1814)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Najibabad
Ruler:
Sa'adat Ali (1798-1814)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Muhammadabad Banaras
Ruler:
Raydhanji I (1666-1698)
'Muzaffar Shah'
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
No mint
Ruler:
Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Lashkar
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