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1/2 Anna WWII Cash Coupon

Issuer Ramgarh Raj (Princely State)
Year 1941
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Value 1/2 Anna (1⁄32)
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Obverse description Plain light paper ground with a central rectangular frame enclosing the state coat of arms of Ramgarh Raj, rendered in letterpress in grey-blue ink; the heraldic vignette shows two lion supporters flanking an oval cartouche bearing a balance scale, surmounted by crossed swords and a flag. The issuer's name 'RAMGARH RAJ' is printed in Roman capitals along the top margin, with the Devanagari equivalent running vertically on both lateral margins; the denomination 'HALF ANNA' appears in Roman capitals along the bottom margin.
Obverse lettering RAMGARH RAJ
HALF ANNA
रामगढ़ राज
आधा आना
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Ramgarh Raj was a small zamindari estate in the Central Provinces, and its issuance of fractional cash coupons during 1941 reflects a broader pattern across minor princely and semi-feudal holdings in wartime India: metal coinage had effectively disappeared from rural circulation as copper and brass were diverted to war production. These coupons filled the gap at the sub-pice level where British Indian currency simply wasn't reaching.

Half-anna denominations are the most fragile survivors of any such emergency series — passed hand to hand constantly, often in damp conditions, and rarely thought worth preserving.

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