1 Tanka - Sikandar Shah Firuzabad Baldat

Reverse

Lettering: الواتق بتائید الرحمن ابو المجاھد سکندر شاہ ابن الیاس شاہ السلطان

Translation: al’wathiq bi-ta’yid al-rahman abu’l mujahid sikandar shah bin ilyas shah al-sultan within circle, in margin al-imam al-a’azam wa’l khalifat al’mu’azzam & four caliphs name in four circles

Edge

Plain

Comment

An obverse die variety

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued during the reign of Sikandar Shah, who was the last ruler of the Bengal Sultanate. Despite his efforts to maintain the empire's power, the Sultanate eventually collapsed after his death in 1385. This coin serves as a reminder of the once-powerful Bengal Sultanate and its rich history.

• medieval
• early modern