Jaipur 1914/35 nazarana rupee
This specimen was lot 2500 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAIPUR: Madho Singh II, 1880-1922, AR nazarana rupee, 1914 year 35, obverse somewhat double struck, scarce, NGC graded MS61, ex Baldwin's Auction 84 Lot 1512, ex David Fore Collection, ex The 1914 Collection. Tied for finest graded at NGC and PCGS." The Indian princely state of Jaipur fell under British protection in 1818 and survived until 1949, when all the princes were deposed by the government of the newly independent republic. This type was introduced in 1882 (year 3) in the name of Madho Singh II and queen Victoria, and was struck until 1921 (year 42), long after Victoria's death. The SCWC lists two types of silver rupees, struck concurrently, a thin, flat "Nazarana rupee" (shown here) and a smaller, thicker, dump style rupee (KM 145).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 11.4 g, silver, 36-37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-147.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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