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SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.01g), Amritsar, VS1884, KM-20.1, Herrli-01.07.04

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SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.01g), Amritsar, VS1884, KM-20.1, Herrli-01.07.04
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SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee (11.01g), Amritsar, VS1884, KM-20.1, Herrli-01.07.04, G. Singh-50.01 (this piece), without the alif of the city name amritsar, as if the die sinker confused the letter "ee" of sree with the alif of the city name, of the highest rarity, lovely EF, RRRR

This is believed to be a unique example of this unusual variation, the only specimen recorded by G. Singh for his work on the coinage of Amritsar.

A possible explanation for the absent alif is the use of Shahmukhi script rather than standard Persian.