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1/4 Anna - Edward VIII Umaid Singh
| Issuer | Princely state of Jodhpur |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#133 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field carries a three-line Persian (Nastaliq) legend reading: Ba-zaman-i-Mubarak (During the auspicious reign of), followed by Edward hashtam (Edward VIII) with a daroga mintmaster mark incorporated between the name and numeral, and concluding with Emperor Inglistan-o-Hindustan (Emperor of England and India). The inscription is set within a plain round field, referencing the British suzerain authority over the princely state. |
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Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936 created an administrative anomaly across British India: coins struck in his name during that single year were legal and legitimate, but his reign lasted only 325 days. Jodhpur's issue under Maharaja Umaid Singh is among the few princely state coinages to carry Edward VIII's regnal authority, making the 1936 date unusually significant — not for rarity alone, but because no subsequent year was possible.