Jhalawar (1857)/20 rupee
This specimen was lot 2663 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "JHALAWAR: Prithvi Singh, 1845-1875, AR rupee, year 20, in the name of the Mughal Bahadur Shah; amazing example for this type, NGC graded MS65." Jhalawar was separated from Kotah by the British in 1838. Prithviraj Singh (1830-75) was rana 1845-75. His coinage cited Bahadur Shah II, theoretical Mughal emperor 1837-57, until the Indian Mutiny, when he changed his official suzerain to queen Victoria. This type was struck years 1 thru 22, often with garbled AH dates. Later issues struck in the name of queen Victoria were dated using the VS calendar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.15-11.25 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM C28.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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