Awadh, Asaf Ud-Daula, Silver Rupee (Kora Hijri)

Ruler : Asaf Ud-Daula
Era : (AH 1188-1212 / 1775-1797 AD)
Mint : Kora Hijri
Denomination : Rupee
Metal : Silver
Weight :  11 grams
Diameter :  17.1 mm
Grade : Extra Fine.
Reference : (KM # 96.2 / MK # 4.97)

Obverse :
Persian legend “sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-e-fazle elah, hami-e-dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah” with a fish symbol.

Reverse :
Sana julus maimanat manus zarb ‘Kora Hijri’, star mint & RY.

Comment :
Asaf-ud-Daula became Nawab at the age of 26, on the death of his father, Shuja-ud-Daula, on 28 January 1775. He assumed the throne with the aid of the British East India Company, outmanoeuvring his younger brother Saadat Ali who led a failed mutiny in the army. British Colonel John Parker defeated the mutineers decisively, securing Asaf-ud-Daula’s succession. His first Chief Minister, Mukhtar-ud-Daula , was assassinated in the revolt. In 1775 he moved the capital of Awadh from Faizabad to Lucknow and built various monuments in and around Lucknow, including the Bara Imambara.
Extremely fine grade with full mint name readable as ‘Kora Hijri’