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4 Lariat - Muhammad Shamsuddeen III silver
| Issuer | Maldives |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#Pn? |
| Obverse description | The entire field is occupied by a bold, multi-line Arabic calligraphic legend in raised relief, rendered in a confident Naskh-influenced script. The inscription fills the coin from rim to rim in four horizontal registers, naming the ruling sultan in full. The lettering is deeply struck with clean separation between characters, and the plain field around the legend shows attractive iridescent toning consistent with a proof or specimen striking. No pictorial device or decorative border is present; the design relies entirely on the epigraphic tradition characteristic of Maldivian coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Maldivian lariat coinage of this period was produced under the sultanate at a time when the islands operated as a British protectorate, with monetary affairs largely divorced from London's direct control. Pattern issues from this reign are poorly documented in standard references — the KM#Pn? attribution reflects genuine cataloging uncertainty rather than a gap in scholarship.
Muhammad Shamsuddeen III ruled for over three decades, the longest sultanate of the modern Maldivian period, yet coinage attributable specifically to 1913 remains thinly represented in major collections.