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1/4 Rupee - George VI / Yagya Narayan Singh Regal Style
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1936-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered field bearing the name or titles of George VI rendered in Devanagari or Persian-influenced script, disposed across the flan in multiple lines typical of Indian princely state regal-style coinage of the period. The inscription is set within an irregular, unbordered field characteristic of hand-struck native issues. No portrait effigy is present; the sovereign's authority is conveyed solely through the epigraphic legend. The overall style reflects the regal convention adopted by Kishangarh under British suzerainty during the reign of George VI. |
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| Mintage | ND (1936-1938) - Rare |
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Kishangarh's regal-style issues under George VI occupy an awkward transitional moment: the princely state was still producing silver fractions tied to imperial weight standards at precisely the time the broader Indian monetary system was moving away from them. Yagya Narayan Singh ruled Kishangarh from 1926 until the state's accession to India in 1949, and his coinage reflects the dual-authority formula — local ruler acknowledged alongside the British Crown — that characterized the more compliant Rajputana states.
Kishangarh's mint output was always modest, and the short striking window of these George VI pieces keeps surviving examples relatively scarce.