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1/2 Rupee - Malhar Rao
| Issuer | Baroda Mint |
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| Year | 1870-1873 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a stylized floral or foliate device rendered in the Indo-Persian tradition, featuring a central dotted pellet arrangement forming a grape-cluster or pomegranate motif surrounded by curved leaf-like elements. The design is characteristic of the Baroda princely state coinage under Malhar Rao, executed in a bold, primitive style typical of hand-struck issues. Diagonal striations are visible in the upper field, likely remnants of the hammering process. The overall composition fills the flan with no formal border or legend. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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