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1/4 Rupee - George V / Yagya Narayan Singh Regal Style
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1926-1938 |
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| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a multi-line Persian-script legend in Nastaliq calligraphy, referencing the regal name and titles associated with George V as suzerain. The inscription is arranged in several registers across the flan, with characteristic sweeping strokes and diacritical dots typical of Mughal-derived coinage style. The irregular flan and bold relief lettering are consistent with hand-struck production of Indian princely state issues of the early twentieth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kishangarh's regal-style coinage was issued under the thikana system that allowed certain subordinate rulers to strike coins bearing the British sovereign's effigy alongside their own name — a carefully managed concession that satisfied local prestige while reinforcing imperial hierarchy. Yagya Narayan Singh ruled Kishangarh from 1926 until Indian independence effectively ended such arrangements, and the twelve-year production window for this type reflects the full span of his reign under the Raj.
Kishangarh was a small Rajputana state with a mint output negligible by any imperial measure.