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1/2 Rupee - George V [Raghubir Singhji]
| Issuer | Princely State of Bundi |
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| Year | 1915-1927 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is filled with bold Devanagari lettering in the characteristic crude, angular style of the Bundi mint, covering virtually the entire field. The inscription reads 'Maharajadhiraj Raghubir Singh' accompanied by a Vikram Samvat regnal date. The densely packed script, rendered with deeply cut strokes, occupies the full flan with minimal border, consistent with the local hand-engraved die tradition of the Bundi Princely State. |
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Bundi was one of the smaller Rajput states in the Hadoti region, nominally under British paramountcy but retaining its own coinage rights well into the twentieth century. Raghubir Singhji ruled from 1889 to 1927, and this issue spans the final decade of his reign — a period when most princely states were quietly abandoning local silver coinage as British Indian currency became increasingly dominant by policy and practicality.
The KM#10.1 and 10.2 varieties reflect die differences documented by collectors, not separate issues — Bundi's mint output was small enough that die transitions went unannounced.