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| Issuer | Gwalior Princely State |
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| Year | 1794-1827 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Struck in the Mughal style, the obverse bears a horizontal dividing line across the field. Above the line, the Persian royal legend appears in Nastaliq script, with the regnal date commencing '122X' inscribed to the upper right. Below the line, additional Arabic script legends are present, accompanied by a trifoliate floral ornament typical of Gwalior State issues of the Daulat Rao Sindhia period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in the Mughal hammered tradition and displays a bold trishul (trident) symbol in the field, characteristic of the Bhilsa mint issues of Gwalior State. The regnal year '10' (RY 10) appears alongside additional Persian legends in Nastaliq script, with decorative floral elements distributed across the coin's surface consistent with the coinage of Daulat Rao Sindhia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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