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1/2 Paisa - Malhar Rao AH1287-1292 / 1870-1875AD
| Issuer | Baroda, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1870-1875 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a raised globular boss (representing the sun or a cannon ball) set above a horizontal raised bar dividing the field. A cluster of raised pellets arranged in a triangular formation occupies the lower right quadrant, with an additional single pellet to the upper right. The design is characteristically primitive in style, consistent with the native mint production of the Baroda state under Malhar Rao. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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Malhar Rao Gaekwad's reign ended in 1875 with his deposition by the British — one of the few instances of a ruling prince removed not by succession or death but by formal trial, found guilty of misgovernance and an alleged poisoning attempt on the British Resident. Coins struck under his authority in the final years before removal carry that administrative rupture implicitly; production would have wound down sharply as the colonial apparatus moved to install Sayaji Rao III.