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1 Rupee - Lal Singh
| Issuer | Princely State of Kaithal |
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| Year | 1781-1819 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a Mughal-style Persian inscription arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal line, rendered in bold, flowing Nastaliq script characteristic of Sikh princely state coinage. The upper register contains the kalima or royal epigraph, while the lower register displays additional Persian legends pertaining to the ruler or mint authority. The flan is irregular in outline, typical of hand-struck issues, with slightly raised edges and a granular surface texture resulting from the hammering technique. Pellet ornaments and floral motifs serve as decorative fillers within the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1781-1819) |
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Kaithal was a Sikh princely state in the Cis-Sutlej region, ruled by Bhai Lal Singh under the loose suzerainty of the Sikh Confederacy before the British extended their protection over the Cis-Sutlej chiefs in 1809. That treaty fundamentally altered the political position of rulers like Lal Singh — shielding them from Ranjit Singh's expanding Lahore Durbar while simultaneously subordinating them to the East India Company. Coinage in these small Sikh states was highly localized, often struck on irregular flans with considerable weight variation across the series.