Ruler : Noorjahan
Era : AD 1605-1628
Dynasty : Mughal
Denomination : Rupee
Mint : Patna
Weight : 11.40 grams
Diameter : 19.40 mm
Date On Coin : RY 22
Reference Number : KM # 168.5

Obverse :
Poetic Couplet; ‘Ze hukum jahangir yaft sad zewar‘ (By authority of Shah Jahangir, gold gained a hundred beauties).

Reverse :
Poetic Couplet; ‘Banam Noor Jahan Badshah Begum zar, zarb Patna RY 22. (when the name of NoorJahan Badshah Begum engraved on it).

Comment:
By the end of his reign, Jahangir had lost himself in drink and opium, and allowed his queen Nur Jahan to run the administration of the vast Mughal empire. This coin is tangible proof of Nur Jahan’s power, as she places her own name on it, although nominally the issuer is Jahangir.
When Jahangir’s son Shah Jahan came to the throne, he made it a capital crime to use these coins and ordered them to be melted. This is why these coins are rarely found now.
One test mark,  Rare.