Item number: A1888

Year: AD 1794

Material: Silver

Size: 16.5 x 16.5 x 2.6 mm

Weight: 6.2 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a silver ½ rupee coin minted in AD 1794 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in Surat, a major commercial and trading port in the Gujarat region of India.

The silver coin has a thick, circular shape, with the obverse side exhibiting more wear compared to the reverse. On the obverse, faint traces of Persian script can be seen between two horizontal lines, reading “بادشاه غازى” (Badshah Ghazi), a title meaning “Victorious Emperor.” The reverse bears the auspicious inscription “ميمنت” (Maimanat, meaning “Happiness” or “Prosperity”) along with the issuance year “۳۴ جلوس سنة” (34th regnal year).

In AD 1759, Shah Alam II’s father was assassinated by the prime minister, forcing him to flee Delhi and seek refuge with Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan. With the support of the Afghan army, Shah Alam II reclaimed the throne, becoming the 17th Mughal Emperor. However, during his later years, the empire suffered repeated invasions by the Maratha Empire, Afghanistan, and the British East India Company, leading to the gradual decline of Mughal sovereignty and increasing British control over the empire.

物件編號: A1888

年代: 公元 1794 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 16.5 x 16.5 x 2.6 mm

重量: 6.2 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚公元1794年，蒙兀兒帝國皇帝沙·阿拉姆二世統治時期，位於印度古吉拉特地區的重要商貿港口蘇拉特，鑄造之面額 ½盧比銀幣。

銀幣外觀為厚實的圓形，錢幣正面的磨蝕較背面來得嚴重。錢幣正面依稀能看到兩道橫線之間以波斯文打印「بادشاه غازى」即統治者頭銜「巴德沙·加齊」。錢幣背面則是帶有祝福的吉祥字詞「ميمنت」(幸福或富裕) 和發行年份「۳۴ جلوس سنة」(統治的第34年)。

公元1759年，沙·阿拉姆二世的父王遭到首相殺害，為此沙·阿拉姆二世出逃德里投靠阿富汗的帖木兒沙·杜蘭尼。沙·阿拉姆二世後續在阿富汗軍隊的幫助下奪回王位，成為蒙兀兒帝國的第十七任皇帝。沙·阿拉姆二世晚年，帝國先後遭到馬拉塔帝國、阿富汗和英國東印度公司的入侵，使得帝國逐漸落入英國東印度公司的掌控之中。