Indian Princely States, Awadh: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (AH1263-1272/1847-1856 AD), AR Rupee, AH1269

Indian Princely States, Awadh: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (AH1263-1272/1847-1856 AD), AR Rupee, AH1269/Ry. 6, Bait al-Sultanate Lakhnau Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar mint, Kapoor & Master # 11.48 (mistyped 10.48) (11.15 g, 23 mm)

Obverse (bottom to top): Poetic couplet

“Sikka zad bar sim wa zad, az fazl ta'id Ilah,
zulle haqq Wajid Ali, sultan alam badshah”

(Struck coin on silver and gold by the grace and help of God,
Shadow of the True One, Wajid Ali Shah, Sultan of the World, Emperor),
1269

Reverse: Coat of arms in rayed circle: Two fish; in their mouths humanoid figures holding clubs and flags, supporting a crown surmounted by a parasol with a bird perched on top. Below are a shield and two swords and two clubs. At the bottom is a snake. Legend around (starting 6 o’clock, clockwise): Zarb Bait al-Sultanate Lakhnau Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar Sanah 6 Jalus Maimanat Manus [Struck at House of the Sultanate, Lakhnau, country of Awadh Akhtarnagar in the sixth year of (his) reign associated with prosperity]