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surmounted by a crown and umbrella, and enclosed by two 
curved swords. He retained the inscription of Muhammad 
‘Ali’s later coins on the reverse, and used this couplet for the 
obverse :— 
sli, pile wrt} Bld gle asr0} g= UB aro MU) ald ac 33 We ye 
Amjad ‘Ali, king of the Universe, the refuge of the world, 
the shade of God, struck royal coins in the’ world 
through the help of God. 
is coins are all of one type, and with the exception of 
the copper, are well executed. He died on 13th February, 
1847 (26th Safar 1263), and was succeeded by his second son 
Wajid “Ali Shah : his eldest son Mustafa ‘Ali Khan Haidar was 
debarred from the succession through an intrigue in the zenana, 
being pronounced insane. 
ajid ‘Ali’s coins are of two main types, differing in the 
title of Lakhnau on the reverse. From 1263-1267 (4 R.) he 
retained the formula used by Amjad ‘Ali cw 8351 dle mye 
igJ ibl.J}: after that date it was changed to cibled} cus pe 
78 HS! tay} She gic, 
The coat of arms is a modification of that adopted by 
Muhammad ‘ Ali; mermaids take the place of the women. On 
the top of the umbrella [chhata) is perched a parrot, which in 
most cases is unrecognizable, but is clearly seen in No. 6 which 
is a really fine example of the moneyer’s art. The couplet 
which appears on Wajid ‘Ali’s coins is as follows :-— 
sal ‘Ali, the Sultan of the world, the king, the shade 
of G 
od, struck coins in silver and gold through the 
grace of the Divine help. 
being struck from the rupee dies (cp. Nos. 55, 59, 60). But 
he also seems to have struck a series of coins of a finer type 
from dies made specially to fit the coin and of excellent finish 
(cp. Nos. 51, 52a, 52 in gold, and Nos. 54,61, 62 in silver), As 
both types appear in the same year (cp. Nos. 59-60 with 
No. 61), it would seem as if these coins of fine workmanship 
were for some special purpose, perhaps for scattering, or more 
probably for use like our maundy money. The curious small 
copper coin in the same style (No. 68), only found of the year 
1270, should also be noticed. 
0. 57 is an interesting coin ; I am inclined to think that 
it is a trial piece. 
e following information relative to Wajid ‘Ali’s coins 
I obtained from an old Mirza, still living in Lucknow, who has 

