2017-09-15 Fri

Tipu Sultan was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore; he is as also known as Sher-e-Mysore, (Tiger of Mysore). He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore. Born on 20th November 1750, Tipu Sultan, a great scholar, poet, and soldier, ruled the Kingdom of Mysore with his father until the latter’s death in 1782. During his reign, he had introduced a number of Administrative innovations, including his coinage and new calendar system known as ‘Mauludi year’.

This gold pagoda minted in ‘Khursheed Sawad’ weighs around 3.4g was sold for INR 50,000 at Todywalla Auction. The obverse of the coin bears the inscribed ‘Huwa Muhammad As-Sultan Al-Adil Sanah 1217’ and the reverse features the inscription ‘Faruqi Khursheed Sawad sanah 7.