Pratapgarh was among the smaller Rajput princely states in what is now southern Rajasthan, and its coinage authority derived from a Mughal-era sanction that outlasted the Mughal empire itself by generations. Sawant Singh ruled in the late eighteenth century as the dynasty navigated the increasingly aggressive presence of Maratha confederacy forces pressing through Rajputana. Local silver coinage of this type was minted to a reduced Mughal rupee standard, the half-rupee weight reflecting genuine fiscal constraint rather than a separate denominational tradition.
KM#12 is sparsely documented in auction records, suggesting limited surviving numbers rather than limited original mintage.
Pratapgarh was among the smaller Rajput princely states in what is now southern Rajasthan, and its coinage authority derived from a Mughal-era sanction that outlasted the Mughal empire itself by generations. Sawant Singh ruled in the late eighteenth century as the dynasty navigated the increasingly aggressive presence of Maratha confederacy forces pressing through Rajputana. Local silver coinage of this type was minted to a reduced Mughal rupee standard, the half-rupee weight reflecting genuine fiscal constraint rather than a separate denominational tradition.
KM#12 is sparsely documented in auction records, suggesting limited surviving numbers rather than limited original mintage.