Jahangir (AH 1014-1037 /1605-1627 AD), Allahabad Mint, Silver Rupee, "Hamesha Noor" Couplet, AH 1031 / 17 RY, (Wt: 11.40 grams, Dia: 18.23 mm)  (Variant of KM # 149.8), Unlisted Date for the type in KM.

Obv: Persian legend "Hamesha Noor Zar Wa Sikka-e-AIlahabad", Rev: Persian legend "ze naam Shah Jahangir, ibn Akbar Shah".

"Hamesha Noor"

Struck at Allahabad in AH 1031 / RY 17, this silver rupee bears the “Hamesha Noor” couplet, a poetic celebration of the emperor’s name and the coinage of his mint. Based on the supplied reading, its sense may be rendered as :

ہمیشہ نور زر و سکۂ الٰہ آباد
ز نامِ شاہِ جہانگیر، ابنِ اکبر شاہ

'Hamesha noor zar wa sikka-e-ilahabad, ze naame shahe jahangir, ibn akbar shah'

“May the money and coinage of Allahabad remain ever radiant through the name of Shah Jahangir, son of Akbar Shah.”

Allahabad held a significant place in Jahangir’s life before his accession. As Prince Salim, he established a separate court there during 1600–1604, asserting his independence from his father, Emperor Akbar. The city also became a centre of his artistic patronage, where painters and calligraphers worked under his protection. Struck much later, in AH 1031 / RY 17, the present “Hamesha Noor” couplet rupee belongs to his established imperial reign. Its verse associates the enduring radiance of Allahabad’s coinage with the name of Jahangir, son of Akbar Shah.

Read against the city’s earlier history, the words “ibn Akbar Shah” carry particular resonance: at the very place where Salim had once challenged his father’s authority, his imperial coinage now explicitly proclaimed his descent from Akbar. The rupee thus offers an evocative connection between Allahabad, Jahangir’s youthful ambitions and his later identity as heir to the Mughal throne.

Graded by NGC as MS 63, Very Rare in this rare.