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1 Paisa - Bhonslas Katak mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1825-1853 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#70, PK#47.1 |
| Obverse description | Arabic legend in Nastaliq script occupying the central field, reading the name of the Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. The inscription is arranged in two lines divided by a horizontal bar, with pellet ornaments dispersed around the periphery. The execution is characteristic of provincial Maratha hammered coinage, with slightly irregular flan edges and bold raised lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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The Bhonsla rulers of Nagpur operated the Katak (Cuttack) mint as a consequence of territorial expansion into Odisha, a region the Nagpur branch held under a complex tributary arrangement with the broader Maratha confederacy. When the British finally absorbed Nagpur following the lapse of the kingdom in 1853 — the Raja died without a recognized heir, and Dalhousie applied the Doctrine of Lapse without hesitation — mint operations ceased entirely. The window this coin occupies is therefore the last generation of Bhonsla copper output.