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2 Annas - Ganpat Rao
| Issuer | Baroda, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1847-1856 |
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| Value | 2 Annas (1/8) |
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| Obverse description | Crudely struck hammered field featuring a curved scimitar or sword depicted diagonally across the coin's surface, with a partially visible Devanagari legend character (ग) appearing at the periphery. The design is characteristic of the primitive hammered coinage of the Baroda princely state, with an irregular flan and flat, unrefined relief. The field is dark and uneven, reflecting the hand-struck nature of this issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ganpat Rao ruled Baroda as regent during the minority of Khande Rao, and his coinage reflects the ambiguous authority of that position — struck in his own name rather than the future Gaekwad's. The British Resident at Baroda maintained close oversight of the state throughout this period, following the forced abdication of Sayaji Rao II in 1847 under Company pressure. That political interference is precisely why a regent's coinage exists at all.