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Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud: 939 - 945 AH; 1532 - 1538 AD

 

Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  ND Mint:  Chandrabad
		Catalog No:  R 553?, Goron B900   Rarity:  very rare Era:    Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  "933" Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  R 557, Goron B901   Rarity:  very common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  "933", "8" Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: many dates of the Badr Shahi series are fictitious or meaningless

 

Denomination:   silver quarter tanka Date:  Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B903   Rarity:  scarce (the commonest fraction of this series) Era:    Other Dates:  Weight:  2.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  "939" Mint:  Husainabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B904   Rarity:  very common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  date garbled Mint:  Khalifatabad
		Catalog No:  R560, Goron B908   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  Mint:  Muhammadabad
		Catalog No:  R 561, Goron B909   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  933-5 Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  934 Mint:  Rahillabad Badarpur
		Catalog No:  R 563, Goron B911   Rarity:  very rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka, Badr Shahi type Date:  Mint:  Sayyidabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B913   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  "912", "923", "933" "963" Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B931   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah   Reverse:  al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  940 Mint:  Muhammadabad
		Catalog No:  R 558, Goron B934   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Plus "Husaini" on the reverse Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND Mint:  Nasratabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B936   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  badr shahi in circle on both sides. al-sultan bin al-sultan ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu spread over both sides.   Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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