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 Shams al-Din Muhammad Ghazi: 960 - 962 AH; 1552 - 1554 AD  

 

Denomination:   silver rupee Date:  Mint:  Arkan (not Arakan)
 
Catalog No:  R 575, Goron B960   Rarity:  rare
Era:    Other Dates: 
Weight:  11.4g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  muhammad shah ghazi khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu in centre; margin: shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar and mint   Reverse:  Kalima , four caliphs in margins
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Arkan (N.B. not Arakan) it is the plural form of "rukn" pillar.