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1 Rupee - Victoria [Takhat Singh]
| Issuer | Princely state of Jodhpur |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1751-1945) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line inscription in Nastaliq script occupying the full field, with a Nagari legend 'Sri Mataji' (Respected Mother) placed in the upper portion of the coin. A horizontal sword mintmark divides the field, accompanied by the daroga mark. The lower portion bears the Urdu mint legend 'zarb Jodhpur Marwar' with the regnal year '22', while the Vikram Samvat date 1926 appears within the composition, corresponding to 1870 CE. |
| Reverse script | Arabic/Devanagari |
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Jodhpur's silver rupees of this period occupied an awkward position: the princely state was technically sovereign in its coinage rights but increasingly subject to British pressure to abandon indigenous issues in favor of colonial currency. The Rathore rulers resisted longer than most Rajput states. Takhat Singh, who reigned from 1843 until his death in 1873, had already navigated the annexation threats of Dalhousie's doctrine of lapse and emerged with his gaddi intact, and this coin was struck under his authority during the final years of his reign.
KM#67 is distinguished from earlier Jodhpur rupees by the introduction of Victoria's name into the design — a concession to British suzerainty, though the coin remained a purely local issue in circulation and weight standard.