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2 Rupee - Victoria Inglistan / Prithvi Singh Regal Style, Presentation Issue
| Issuer | Kishangarh, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1858 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | The entire field is occupied by a multi-line Persian (Farsi) legend in crudely but boldly engraved Nasta'liq script, acknowledging the suzerainty of Queen Victoria of England. The inscription fills the flan in horizontal registers and reads 'Sikka Mubarak Ba'Ahd Malkah Mu'azzamah Saltanat-i Inglistan Victoriya Sanah 1858,' translating as 'The auspicious coin struck in the reign of the Great Queen of the Kingdom of England, Victoria, year 1858.' The coin is bordered by a row of small raised dots forming a continuous beaded inner rim, characteristic of Kishangarh hammered issues. The engraving style is rustic and individualistic, reflecting local workshop production rather than a standardised imperial mint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is filled with a multi-line Persian legend in Nasta'liq script recording the regnal titles and accession year of Maharaja Prithvi Singh of Kishangarh, accompanied by a stylised Jhar (flowering plant or spray) device visible within the inscription field, a traditional Rajput dynastic emblem. The legend reads 'Julus Sanah 24 Maimanat Manoos Zarb Kishangarh Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Pirthvi Singh Bahadur,' indicating the twenty-fourth year of the ruler's auspicious accession and identifying the Kishangarh mint. A beaded border encircles the entire design, consistent with the obverse. The overall execution is characteristic of the hand-engraved, locally produced coinage of the Kishangarh princely state in the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Mintage | 1274 (1858) - 1858//24 |
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