Summary

Silver 1 Rupee coin issued by Maharaja Ganga Singh for the Bikanir Princely State
Machine struck (milled) coinage struck in 1892 AD at the Calcutta mint

Obverse Description

Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, around, VICTORIA EMPRESS

Reverse Description

Within a line circle divided by a horizontal line, the name of Maharaja Ganga Singh in Nagari and Persian, Persian legend starting with date 1892 in Persian numerals; around above, ONE RUPEE; around below, BIKANIR STATE

Edge Description

Milled

Significance

Machine struck rupees from the Calcutta mint for circulation in British India had begun in 1862

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