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1 Paisa - Sardar Singh In the name of Victoria
| Issuer | Bikanir, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the name of Queen Victoria inscribed in Persian/Urdu script, with the name of the local ruler Sardar Singh also present in the legend. The inscription is arranged in multiple lines within the flan, characteristic of princely state issues struck in the name of a Mughal-tradition suzerain. The crude hammered fabric displays irregular edges typical of Bikanir copper coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central cartouche or oval device surrounded by an arrangement of pellets and decorative marks, identified as mint or privy marks numbered 6 and 7 in the standard catalog reference. Additional Devanagari or Urdu script elements appear in the upper field. The design is rendered in a rough hammered style consistent with provincial copper coinage of the Bikanir state in the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Mintage | 1916 (1859) |
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