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1 Rupee - Anonymous / Anonymous First Series
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1902-1938 |
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| Weight | 10.89 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a bold Devanagari (Nagari) inscription reading चांदी ('Chandi,' meaning 'Silver'), arranged across the flan in two characters. The lettering is deeply struck in a large, stylised script that dominates the coin's face. The irregular hammered flan shows characteristic surface texture consistent with hand-struck princely state coinage. A row of pellets or dots is visible along the upper rim, serving as a border device. No ruler's effigy or additional legends appear on this side. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Kishangarh was among the smaller Rajput princely states that retained the right to strike silver coinage well into the twentieth century — a privilege increasingly anomalous as the Crown increasingly pressured Indian states to abandon local issues in favor of British India rupees. The "Anonymous" designation reflects a deliberate archaism: Kishangarh's rulers chose not to place a ruler's name on these coins, a tradition rooted in Mughal-era vassal minting conventions that some states preserved long after it ceased to be politically required.
The KM#12.2a variety distinguishes a subtle compositional shift within the series run, though the long production window from 1902 to 1938 means individual specimens are rarely attributable to a specific year of striking.