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2 Paisa - Dule Singh
| Issuer | Sailana, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1850-1895 |
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| Value | 2 Paisa (1⁄32) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a stylized pennant or banner with a low-set point, rendered in a bold, schematic manner characteristic of hammered Princely State coinage. The pennant motif, a dynastic emblem of Sailana, is formed by multiple concentric curved lines tapering toward the lower field, with a small pellet or globule at the base. Vertical lines border the right side of the design, and a horizontal baseline divides the lower field. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-struck copper coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1850-1895) |
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Sailana was among the smallest of the Rajput princely states in central India, covering barely 300 square miles in what is now Madhya Pradesh. Its coinage under Dule Singh persisted across a remarkably long window — the prince ruled from 1850 to 1895 — yet output was modest enough that die varieties within the series show considerable inconsistency, as reflected in the KM#5 "var." designation. Local coppersmith infrastructure rather than a formal mint almost certainly accounts for the irregular production quality documented across surviving specimens.