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1 Rupee Maharana Pratap
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | The Lion Capital of Ashoka, India's national emblem, is depicted centrally in high relief, showing three lions atop an abacus bearing a Dharma Chakra flanked by a bull and a horse. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth Alone Triumphs) appears in Devanagari script immediately below the emblem. The denomination numeral '1' is displayed prominently in the lower field. The legend 'INDIA' and '1 RUPEE' appear in Latin script along the right periphery, while 'भारत' and 'रुपया' are inscribed in Devanagari along the left periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Devanagari |
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The Maharana Pratap rupee was issued to commemorate the Rajput ruler who resisted Mughal expansion under Akbar in the late sixteenth century, most notably at the Battle of Haldighati in 1576 — a engagement whose outcome remains genuinely disputed among historians, with Rajasthani tradition claiming a Mewar moral victory despite significant Pratap losses. The Reserve Bank's commemorative one-rupee pieces from this period circulated freely rather than entering numismatic packaging, meaning most survivors show contact marks from actual use.