Ratlam VS1947 paisa
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This specimen was lot 2692 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $72. The catalog description[1] noted, "RATLAM: Ranjit Singh, 1864-1893, AE paisa, "VS1947" (=1890), official World War II restrike of 1942-45, PCGS graded MS63 RB, ex Solar Collection." Ratlam was a princely state between Rajputana and Gwalior and neighbor to Sailana. This paisa comes in two varieties; a thick version (KM 24), struck in the nineteenth century, and the restrike shown here, made during World War Two. Haruman, the Hindu monkey god, appears on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: the originals were 5.7 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter; the restrikes were 2.7 g.
Catalog reference: KM-25.
- 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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