N° 1408 | India Imitation Rupee of King Muhammad Akbar 19th - 20th Century (ND)

MIT# 538, N# 43309; Silver 11.52 g., 21.1 x 20.9 mm; Imitating a Lahore mint issue of Mughal Emperor Akbar, dated AH 988 (1580 AD), (Mitch. Indian 538‑40, for later issues); Obverse: Persian text in four lines within square borders: "May God most high preserve his kingdom - Muhammad Akbar King 988 - Jala al-Din Ghazi - Struck in the House of the Sultanate, Lahore"; Rev: Kalima in diamond and the names of first four Caliphs on each corner, and the inscription: " إله إلاَّ الله محمد رسول الله " (There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God); AUNC with a nice artificial patina