cover image: Rupee

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Rupee

Obverse: A legend in Persian script, partly off flan, of the ruler's name and title: Asaf Jah, Nizam al-Mulk; at bottom of flan the Hijri date 1278 Reverse: A legend in Persian script, partly off flan; with Regnal year 6 at top left From 1907 to 1919 Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired in 1907 [1] From 1920 Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2] Notes: [1] No purchase information is available for this object. See Reserved List, R. 5261, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession File, Collections Management Office. [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
india art south asians freer, charles lang south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples asafjahi dynasty (1724-1948)
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
1861 (Hijri Calendar: 1278 A.H)
Dates
Asafjahi dynasty
Format
Silver
Pages
H x Diam: 0.2 × 2.5 cm (1/16 × 1 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1907.757.7
Rights
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/90402df5b2c6c322d90a8eb7a26263f1

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