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1 Paisa
| Issuer | Princely State of Gwalior |
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| Year | 1793 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan displaying a stylized cemetery or tomb motif (maqbara) rendered in low relief within an unbordered field. The design is executed in a naive, provincial style typical of Gwalior State copper coinage of the late 18th century. Heavy green and brown patination obscures portions of the surface, consistent with prolonged circulation. The irregular flan edge reflects the hand-struck hammered production technique. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a crescent moon and star motif in low hammered relief, symbols commonly employed on Gwalior State copper paise of this period as dynastic or auspicious emblems. The devices are surrounded by a plain, unbounded field with no formal legend or border. Significant green cuprite patination covers much of the surface, and the irregular planchet edges are characteristic of the hammered coinage tradition of the Princely State of Gwalior in the late 18th century. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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