Summary

Takka or 2 Paisa coin, issued in the name of King Edward VII of Britain by the Jodhpur Princely State, India.
Hammered copper coinage struck at the Jaora mint in 1901-1910 AD

Obverse Description

Legend in Persian and Sanskrit (Maharaja Hukum ma Edward Hindostan Hukmaran Inglistan wa)

Reverse Description

Within a border of beads, Persian legend (mostly off flan: [date] sana pao anna sardar singh maharaja sri Zarb Jodhpur )

Edge Description

The edge is plain

Significance

Dates on the coinage of Jodhpur were indiscriminately used, they often did not relate the the reigns of the ruler named and the Regnal year often bore no relationship to the Hejira year.

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