India? Small Coin | Pudukkottai Cash

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Georgioscoins Valued Member Greece 70 Posts	Posted 04/24/2010 7:59 pm Very small coin or something else maybe? India? Identified - Moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 04/24/2010 8:46 pm India, Independent Kingdom of Pudukottai. Amman Cash, KM# 6, ND(1889-1906) Report this Post to the Staff
Georgioscoins Valued Member Greece 70 Posts	Posted 04/24/2010 10:03 pm Thank you DCH. Cute little coin with high relief, looks like UNC ($1.5). I had Princely States coins in my collection but this is the first from an Independent Kingdom :)Pudukkottai !! Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 12/04/2010 3:19 pm The figure is of Goddess Lekshmi, the Goddess for wealth. The script reads "vijaya".Issued most probably by Rajagopala (1928-1947) Report this Post to the Staff
brokencompass Valued Member United States 451 Posts	Posted 12/09/2010 06:46 am More like VF+ in my opinion. @Sreedhar : KM says the ruler was Marthanda Bairava and the date of issue is 1889-1906. Am I missing something? Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 12/10/2010 2:12 pm @brokencompass:The coin does not have a date. Marthanda Bhairava (1886-1928) ruled Puthukotai prior to Rajagopala(1928-1947).Here in India these coins are locally known as Lakshmi kasu of Rajagopala. His rule came to an end by 1947 when India became independent and these milled coins are commonly available here in uncirculated condition probably because they were not released into circulation due to the end of his rule. The crude coins bearing Lakshmi figure and the writing "vijaya" were probable issues of Marthanda Bhairava the later ones must in that way be of Rajagopala. So I believe they must have been issued by Rajagopala. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 12/11/2010 08:57 am @brokencompass:the coin is there in the catalogue of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Accession No.CM 1888-1911.They also identify this as a Rajagopala coin. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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