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1 Takka - Victoria [Ram Singh]
| Issuer | Bundi, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1858-1899 |
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| Value | 1 Takka (1⁄32) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a stylised crown in relief above two confronted fish or serpentine devices, all rendered in a naive indigenous style characteristic of Rajput princely coinage. The devices are arranged symmetrically within the roughly square flan. The overall design is bold and deeply struck, with the crown serving as the principal emblem of regal authority. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Devanagari |
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Bundi's copper coinage of this period is unusual in that it continued to attribute issues to the reigning Maharao rather than defaulting entirely to Victoria's name — a gesture of local dynastic pride that many other Rajput states abandoned more quickly under British pressure. Ram Singh II ruled Bundi from 1821 to 1889, meaning issues struck after his death would have carried a name belonging to a man already gone. The date range on these pieces almost certainly extends posthumously into Madhav Singh's reign without a corresponding update to the dies.