Fürstenstaat Jaisalmer ½ Rupee - Ranjit Singh, 1860

½ Rupee - Ranjit Singh aus Fürstenstaat Jaisalmer. Ausgegeben 1860. Geprägt in Silver. Durchmesser 17 mm, Gewicht 5.23 g.

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Legend in Urdu:"Malikah Mu'azzam rafi ud-darjat/ Victoria farman rawai/inglistan/sikkah mubarak" = Auspicious coin of the honoured ruler, exalted in rank, Queen Victoria sovereign of England. The Nagari numerals '17' on the obverse may refer to Vikrama Samvat 1917 (=AD 1860) when the coins with the Queen Victoria legend were first introduced. The numeral 17 is found within the 'nun' of 'farman' on all the coins with the Victoria legend

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Legend in Urdu:"dar al-riyasat Jaisalmer/maimanat manus/sanah jalus 22 = Struck at the Seat of the Government of Jaisalmer in the year 22 (sic) of the accession associated with prosperity A bird: the mintmark of the princely state of Jaisalmer under the reign of Ranjit Singh (1846-1864) (RY 22)

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