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1/4 Rupee - Victoria / Madan Singh Regal Style
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1900-1901 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Regal-style hammered silver coin bearing a multi-line Persian-script legend in the field, arranged in three horizontal registers divided by raised linear bands. The central inscription references Empress Victoria with the epithet 'Malike-e-Muazzama' (Great Queen Empress), executed in flowing Nastaliq calligraphy. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, characteristic of hand-struck Indian princely state coinage of the period. The legend occupies the full face of the coin with no portrait effigy, consistent with the regal-style type issued by Kishangarh under British suzerainty. |
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| Obverse lettering | مالكه معظمه وكتوريا |
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Kishangarh's regal-style issues of this period reflect the administrative pressure exerted on Indian princely states following the Crown's formal assumption of suzerainty in 1858. By 1900, many smaller states still maintained local coinage rights but were increasingly compelled — through residency pressure and currency reform initiatives — to align their issues with imperial weight standards. Kishangarh's quarter rupee conforms closely to British India specifications, a concession that effectively made local and imperial silver interchangeable in daily commerce.
Madan Singh ruled Kishangarh from 1879 to 1926, one of the longer reigns among Rajputana's minor states.