pellet topped from inner circle in each angle
Official mintage of 1000 single pieces
otherwise good very fine and still the only example the cataloguer has seen of this elusive and clear overdate
broken annulet to left of crown
As struck in original Royal Mint box with Certificate of Authenticity
Awadh, Gold Ashrafi. pellet topped from inner circleIndia, Awadh, Ghazi ud Din Haidar, as King (AH 1234 1243 1819 1827 AD). Gold Ashrafi, Dar as Sultanat Lakhnau Suba Awadh, AH 1240, year 6, rev. crown flanked by lions, 10. 71g (KM 170. 2). About extremely fine with attractive tone. 10. 71 grams of 22 carat gold. Made in India.