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title: Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20349/mughal-gold-coin-of-emperor-akbar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-04-23
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# Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20349.png)
## Image Caption
A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) mohur [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) issued by Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-28) bearing a portrait of his Father, Akbar. The coin was issued in 1605, the first year of Jahangir's reign. The inscription in Arabic next to the portrait translates as 'Allahu Akbar \[[God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) is Great\] sanah 1 julus \[auspicious year 1\]'.
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
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Museum, T. B. (2025, April 23). Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 23, 2025. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Apr 2025, .
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