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1 Mohur - Victoria [Madho Singh]
| Issuer | Jaipur Mint |
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| Year | 1882-1921 |
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| Weight | 10.93 g |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Jaipur's gold mohurs of this period were struck under a reciprocal arrangement between the princely state and the British Raj that permitted local coinage to continue provided it acknowledged imperial suzerainty — hence the paired authority of Victoria and Maharaja Madho Singh II, who ruled from 1880 to 1922. Madho Singh was notably conservative in his dealings with the British and famously refused to attend Edward VII's 1902 coronation without bringing Ganges water for daily ritual use, transporting it in two enormous silver urns now held by the City Palace museum.
The 36mm diameter is unusually broad for a 10.93g gold piece, producing a thin, spread flan that made these particularly susceptible to edge bruising in circulation.