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Correct Answer: Option (C) — A is true but R is false
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is correct: Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a prolific innovator in numismatics and minted heavy gold coins referred to as 'Dinar' by the traveler Ibn Battuta.
Reason (R) is incorrect: Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency using copper and brass coins, not gold. The token currency experiment was designed to overcome a global shortage of silver and manage fiscal treasury demands, not to issue gold token coins.
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