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1 Rupee - Muhammad Akbar II [Jiyaji Rao] Sheopur mint
| Issuer | Gwalior, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1855-1858 |
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| Weight | 11.40 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a Persian/Nastaliq script inscription typical of Gwalior State coinage struck in the name of the Mughal emperor, with the mint name Sheopur indicated. A cannon is depicted to the left, serving as the distinctive mint mark of the Sheopur mint under Gwalior authority, alongside the Nagari character 'Ji' (जी) as an additional mint identifier. The regnal year 113 (۱۱۳) appears in Eastern Arabic numerals in the field. The design is divided by a horizontal line in the Mughal tradition, with script legends in the upper and lower registers. Dot-cluster ornaments appear as subsidiary decorative elements in the field. |
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This rupee was struck under a double authority that reflects the fractured sovereignty of late Maratha Gwalior: the regnal name of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Akbar II supplies the formal legitimation, while actual power rested with Jiyaji Rao Scindia, who ruled as a minor under a British-supervised regency. The Sheopur mint was among the smaller facilities operating under Gwalior's umbrella, and its output during this precise window — 1855 to 1858 — was cut short by the upheaval of the Sepoy Mutiny, after which British paramountcy over Gwalior's coinage tightened considerably.