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1/4 Rupee - George V / Anonymous Regal Style, First Series, Mule
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1910-1938 |
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| Weight | 2.700 g |
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| Obverse description | Anonymous regal-style obverse in the Mughal tradition, struck with a hammered die bearing Persian script legends arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal line. The script, rendered in the characteristic cursive style of late Mughal and princely state coinage, fills the field with overlapping characters and decorative elements typical of the George V era issues of Kishangarh. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-struck production. No portraiture appears; the design follows the conventional anonymous formulaic inscription style of the First Series. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the distinctive Jhar (flowering plant or spray) device of Kishangarh State, rendered as a stylised multi-branched flowering plant with globular buds and curling foliage rising from the lower field. Flanking the central plant are additional calligraphic elements and decorative scrollwork in the Mughal artistic tradition. The design is characteristic of the princely state's anonymous regal coinage and serves as the state emblem on this series. The hand-hammered execution results in a bold if somewhat irregular relief across the flan. |
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Kishangarh's mule issues arose from the practical realities of a small princely state mint operating with limited die inventory — when a matched pair wasn't available, mismatched obverse and reverse dies from different series were simply combined and struck. This particular mule pairs the George V regal obverse with the anonymous reverse of the First Series, a combination that would have circulated without ceremony alongside regular issues.
Kishangarh, a small Rajputana state, retained minting rights under its own authority well into the 20th century despite British paramountcy tightening across the subcontinent.