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1 Paisa - Rana Chhatra Singh Gwalior fort
| Issuer | Princely State of Dholpur (Indian Local and Princely states) |
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| Year | 1195 (1781) |
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| Weight | 9.8 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a bold Arabic multi-line inscription referencing the issuing authority, accompanied by a depiction of a pistol, a distinctive mintmark associated with the Gwalior Fort mint. The regnal year of Rana Chhatra Singh appears within the legend. The overall design is typical of late Mughal-influenced hammered copper coinage of the Princely States, with flowing calligraphic strokes filling the irregular flan. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Dholpur's copper coinage of this period was struck under the authority of the Rana of Dholpur while the state navigated the collapsing Maratha confederacy and competing pressures from the Jat and Rajput powers surrounding it. The Gwalior fort reference in the issue name reflects the broader political geography of the region — Gwalior's fortified mint complex served as a production and authority anchor for several neighboring states during the late eighteenth century, lending a kind of borrowed legitimacy to issues struck in its name or orbit.