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1/5 Mohur - Dogra Raja Ranbir Singh
| Issuer | Jammu and Kashmir, Princely State of |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Takri (Dogra) |
| Obverse lettering | zarb srina[gar sri ragha]nahat ji [saha'i] (Translation: struck srina[gar sri ragha]nahat ji[saha'i]) |
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Ranbir Singh ruled Jammu and Kashmir from 1856 until his death in 1885, inheriting a state his father Gulab Singh had purchased from the British East India Company under the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar for 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees — one of the more unusual real-estate transactions of the colonial period. The Dogra rulers maintained independent coinage rights as a condition of their relationship with the Crown, issuing gold in fractional denominations that saw limited circulation outside court and treasury use.
At 14 mm and 2.34 g, this fifth-mohur is among the smallest gold pieces in the Dogra series. Fr#1258 confirms the type's recognized rarity in Western reference literature.