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1 Paisa - Dungar Singh In the name of Victoria
| Issuer | Bikanir, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1872-1887 |
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| Value | 1 Paisa (1⁄64) |
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| Obverse description | Entire field occupied by a bold Persian legend in Nasta'liq calligraphic script, reading 'Aurang arai Hind wa Inglistan, Queen Victoria' (meaning: Queen Victoria, the ornament of the thrones of India and England). The inscription is arranged in two or three registers across the flan, with no effigy or additional decorative elements. The lettering is raised in high relief against a plain field, typical of the Mughal-derived coinage tradition of the Rajputana princely states. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Bold Persian legend in Nasta'liq script arranged across the field, reading 'Zarb Sri Bikaner' (Struck in Bikaner), accompanied by the Vikram Samvat date 1916, corresponding to 1872–1887 CE. Symbols associated with the ruling House of Rathods of Bikaner appear in the field. The inscription fills the flan in the Mughal hammered-coin tradition, with raised lettering in high relief and a plain, slightly irregular flan edge characteristic of hand-struck princely state issues. |
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