Bengal Sultanate, Sikandar Bin ilyas Shah, Silver Tanka (Baldat Al-Mahrusah Firuzabad Mint)

Ruler : Sikandar Bin ilyas Shah
Era : (AH 758-792, 1357-1389 AD)
Denomination : Tanka
Dynasty : Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Mint : Baldat Al-Mahrusah Firuzabad Mint
Weight : 10.80 grams
Diameter :  29.02 mm
Reference Number : G&G B192

Obverse :
Arabic legend ‘al-Wathiq bi-tayid al-rahman Abu ‘l Mujahid sikandar shah bin ilyas shah al-sultan’.
“الواتق بتائید الرحمن ابو المجاھد سکندر شاہ ابن الیاس شاہ السلطان”

Reverse :
Arabic legend ‘yamin khalifat allah (nasir) amir al-mu’minin ghawth al-islam wa’l muslimin khallada khilafatahu’ date & mintname in margin.
“یمین خلیفۃ اللہ ناصر امیر المؤمنین غوث الا سلام و المسلمین خلد خلیفتہ”

Comment : 
Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah was a prominent Sultan of Bengal and a member of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, which was one of the most significant ruling families in the region during the medieval period. He was the son and successor of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, the founder of the dynasty. 
His reign brought relative peace and stability, helping Bengal flourish as a center of trade and culture, he patronized architectural projects, including mosques and fortifications.

Baldat Al-Mahrusah Firuzabad Mint : "Baldat al-Mahrusah" phrase translates to "The Protected City" in Arabic. "Firozabad" Refers to the city of Firuzabad, one of the key administrative and minting centers in the Bengal Sultanate.

UNC grade, rare in this grade.