Nawab of Bengal, IItimad Ud-Daula Mir Qasim issue, Silver ⅛ Rupee (2 Anna), 1.41g, Munger Mint, RY 4, Uncirculated, Unique (only pc known), The Specimen offered here is listed in Zeno by Lingen, Paul Stevens has recognised and listed the coin under munger, CAT No. BE 160E. Historically important coin.The Nawab of Bengal, Itimad Ud-Daula Mir Qasim (1760-1763) shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger in June,1762 (1175 AH). After a year's reign he was removed as the Nawab by the East India Company in July 1763(1176 AH). During this period , Mir Qasim glorified the Munger city and established a mint there and issued coins. Interestingly this fraction is minted from a Nazrana die which is entirely different from conventional Munger rupees bearing the Sun symbol, Instead this has a five dot rosette symbol on the obverse side. As we get conventional Sun Siccas in the Hizri year 1177 AH from Munger mint, so it must be issued by the company. This new design was introduced by the Nawab probably to differentiate from normal sun siccas of other Bengal mints which were mainly controlled by the company to depreciate their values in ‘Battas’, which was one of the main reason behind the war between Nawab and company. Either this Nazrana die was not circulated due to the pressure of the company or withdrawn after the fall of Mir Qasim.