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Gold fanam from Mysore, India, of Tipu Sultan, 1791
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Gold fanam from Mysore, India, of Tipu Sultan, 1791

1791 · striking (metalworking); gold (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Gold coin. Obverse: the Arabic character for H. Reverse: in Arabic characters in two lines indication of mint place: Patan [=Seringapatam]. At the top date: 1219 AM [=1791], written from right to left.

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Credit lineGouden fanam uit Mysore in India van Tipu Sultan,1791. 1791. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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