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1 Anna WWII Cash Coupon
| Issuer | Indergadh, Princely state of |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with a single rectangular border frame. At the top, above the frame, a serial number is printed in large numerals. Within the frame, a Devanagari inscription names the issuing state at upper centre, below which a central scalloped circular vignette carries the numeral '1' above the legend 'ANNA' in Latin script, surrounded by Devanagari and additional inscriptions around the inner border of the medallion. The denomination in Devanagari script ('एक आना') appears at the foot of the design, all printed in black letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, presenting a plain aged cream paper surface with no design, text, or ornamentation of any kind. |
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Indergadh was a minor zamindari-grade princely state in the Central India Agency, and its wartime cash coupons are among the more obscure emergency issues from the 1939–45 period. Many of the smaller Indian states resorted to locally produced scrip during the war when small-denomination coins became scarce — metal was diverted to the war effort and official mintage of fractional coinage effectively collapsed across much of British India.
At 50 × 43 mm, this is genuinely tiny — smaller than a matchbox. The physical format alone suggests hand-cut or simply printed stock rather than anything produced by a professional security printer.