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1 Kasu - Rajas of SivaGanga
| Issuer | Sivaganga, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1743-1801 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A Shiva Linga depicted centrally upon a pitha (pedestal base), represented by a rounded ovoid form atop a tiered or stepped platform rendered with horizontal lines at the base. Dotted ornamental elements are scattered around the linga in the field, likely representing flowers or ritual offerings. The design is executed in the rudimentary but devotionally expressive style typical of Sivaganga princely coinage of the late 18th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1743-1801) |
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Sivaganga's status as a semi-autonomous zamindari under the Nawabs of Arcot — and later under Company control following the Polygar Wars — left its coinage in a peculiar administrative limbo. The rajas retained the right to strike copper for local exchange even as silver and gold transactions increasingly flowed through British-controlled channels. This kasu represents that narrowing window of indigenous monetary authority, a window that effectively closed when the East India Company tightened its grip on the Carnatic after 1801.