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1 Rupee - Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad
| Issuer | Baroda, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1778 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan with irregular planchet edges, bearing a three-line Persian legend in the upper field reading 'سکه مبارک / بادشاه غازی / شاه عالم' ('Auspicious coin / Warrior King / Shah Alam'), struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. A horizontal line divides the field into two registers, with the calligraphic inscription disposed across both. The bold Naskh script lettering is characteristic of late Mughal-era Maratha-issued rupees, with decorative pellet ornaments flanking the legends. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver reverse featuring a three-line Persian legend divided by a horizontal line across the field, reading 'سنہ جلوس میمنت مانوس / ضرب محی آباد پونه / ١١٩٢' ('Year of the auspicious accession / Struck at Muhiabad Poona / 1192'). The mint name 'Muhiabad Poona' refers to Pune, operating under Maratha authority on behalf of the Baroda state. The regnal year 1192 AH corresponds to 1778 CE. Pellet ornaments and decorative marks appear in the field, consistent with the hammered coinage traditions of the period. |
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Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad ruled Baroda only briefly — his reign lasted from 1771 to 1789 — and his tenure coincided with the consolidating power of the British East India Company across the subcontinent. The Gaekwad dynasty had wrested Baroda from the Peshwa sphere of influence decades earlier, and coins struck under Fateh Singh continued the Mughal weight standard as a deliberate signal of legitimacy, connecting the Maratha ruler to an imperial monetary tradition his dynasty had never actually served.