INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1/2 Rupee (Silver, 22 mm, 6.21 g, 11 h), in the name of Shah ʿAlam II (AH 1173-1221 / AD 1759-1806), Murshidabad (Calcutta), frozen year 19. The couplet, ‘sekke zad bar haft keshvar sāye-ye fazl-e elāh, hāmi-ye din-e Mohammad shāh-e ālam pādeshāh’ (‘King Shah ʿAlam, Shadow of God’s Grace, Supporter of Muhammad’s Religion, put [his] stamp on the seven climes’ in Persian). Rev. ‘zarb-e Morshedābād sane-ye 19 jolus-e meymanat maʾnus’ (‘Struck in Murshidabad in the year 19 of the prosperous reign’ in Persian). Beautiful iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation, graded MS 65. Top Pop. Virtually as struck.