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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amit Vyas, post: 25767863, member: 117268&quot;]Excellent attempt. With very minor corrections, and off-flan words in parentheses. Some words are truncated on the coin (e.g., “Ahmad” as “hamad”).</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: </p><p>(Az) Qadir (be)chun</p><p>Shod</p><p>Ba-hamd Badshah</p><p>(Hu)kam</p><p>(Za)n bar Sim wa Zar</p><p>Sikkah</p><p>(A)uj Mahi ba Mah</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>l Sultanah (“alif” of “al” placed in the next line, after “dar”)</p><p>Dar a Kabul 1175</p><p>Zarb</p><p>Sanah</p><p>15</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Dr. Shailen Bhandare, “fish” is a reference is to “mahi maratib” (royal standard with fish insignia on top). He says that such standards or &#039;Ālams&#039; were held behind the king when he held court. These included insignia such as a pair of scales, a palm of hand and a yak&#039;s tail. They all attributed to sovereignty and kingship.</p><p>&quot;From the top of Mahi to the Moon&quot; refers to the space between the standard of the fish and the heavens, suggesting that the king&#039;s sovereignty is not only limited to the earth but extends in the ethereal space too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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