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1/2 Rupee - Anand Rao Ahmadabad mint
| Issuer | Baroda, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1806-1837 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays bold Nastaliq Arabic script across the central field, divided by a horizontal line into two registers, consistent with Mughal rupee typology. The upper register contains partial Persian legend identifying the Mughal emperor Mohammad Akbar II, while the lower register bears the regnal epithet in large flowing script. Pellet ornaments are scattered throughout the field as decorative elements. The design closely follows the Mughal imperial coinage convention, with the Baroda state issue identifiable by the mint and ruler's marks. |
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| Reverse lettering | محمد اكبر ثاني |
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Baroda's coinage under Anand Rao (Anandrao Gaekwad, r. 1800–1819) existed under the fractious conditions of early British Residency control — the East India Company had installed a Resident at Baroda from 1802, and the state's fiscal autonomy was perpetually contested. The Ahmadabad mint attribution places this issue within the older Mughal-derived minting infrastructure of Gujarat rather than Baroda's own facilities, a practical arrangement common before the Company rationalized regional minting across the subcontinent in the 1830s.
The date range on C#A28 spans well past Anand Rao's death, suggesting posthumous or continuous use of his regal types under successors — not uncommon in princely issues where political legitimacy was asserted through numismatic continuity.