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![India, Akbar, rupee, 988 [=1580], Lahore.](/__l5e/assets-v1/7a412e44-0033-456d-8927-ad87d4d21ba7/rk-kog-mp-1-3818-india-akbar-roepie-988-1580-lahore.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
India, Akbar, rupee, 988 [=1580], Lahore.
1580
Silver square coin. Obverse: within a raised square, inscription in Arabic characters in three lines: first part of the Kalima [=profession of faith]. In the corners outside the square, inscriptions: names of the four successors of Muhammad. Reverse: inscription in Arabic characters in four lines with, among others,…
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modern coins
Mughal silver rupee
16th - 19th century
The Mughal silver rupee is a broad silver coin issued by the rulers of the Mughal Empire. The monetary denomination was adopted from the silver rupiya introduced by Sher Shah Suri of the Sur Empire, who established a new civic and military administration and issued the coin at a weight of 178 grains. The Mughal Empi…
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