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25 Cash - Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
| Issuer | Mysore, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1810-1868 |
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| Value | 25 Cash (5⁄192) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is densely filled with inscriptions in Kannada script arranged in multiple lines within a decorative floral or foliate border encircling the central legend area. The denomination is expressed both in Roman numerals and in Kannada-Telugu numerals (೨౫), with the word 'CASH' rendered in Latin characters above or alongside the numeral. Additional Kannada lettering identifying the ruler's name (Krishna) appears within the field. The overall layout is typical of Mysore princely state copper coinage of the early nineteenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | XXV CASH ೨౫ ಕೃಷ್ಣ |
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Krishnaraja Wadiyar III ruled Mysore for over six decades but held real power for only a fraction of that time. The British East India Company deposed him in 1831 on charges of misrule and administered the state directly until 1881 — long after his death. Coins issued under his name during the post-1831 period were struck by a British-controlled administration, making the issuing authority a bureaucratic fiction rather than a functioning royal mint.
KM#126 spans that entire fraught period, and examples struck before and after the 1831 takeover can show subtle differences in execution reflecting the change in oversight.