Item number: A1297

Year: AD 1891

Material: Silver

Size: 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.7 mm

Weight: 11.55 g

Provenance: Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH 2023

This is a 1-rupee silver coin issued in AD 1891 by the princely state of Alwar, located in the northwestern Indian region of Rajasthan, during the reign of its fifth ruler, Maharaja Mangal Singh.

The coin was machine-minted, with a solid circular border on the obverse. Surrounding this circle, the denomination “ONE RUPEE” and the name of the state, “ALWAR STATE,” are engraved in English, adorned with leaf motifs on either side. Within the inner circle, the ruler’s title and name, “ماہاراج سہری ساوای مانگال سینگہ باہادور” (Maharaj Shri Sawai Mangal Singh Bahadur), are inscribed in Urdu, along with the Gregorian year “۱۸۹۱” (1891).

The reverse of the coin features a left-facing bust of Queen Victoria, symbolising the British Empire, which was the suzerain state over Alwar at the time. On either side of her portrait, the English inscription “VICTORIA EMPRESS” is engraved, denoting her title as Empress of India during her youthful reign.

Alwar, one of the 22 princely states in the Rajasthan region, has a relatively brief history compared to others in the area. Its origins trace back to AD 1775, when the military leader Pratap Singh established an independent kingdom amid the disorder following the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In AD 1803, the British formally recognised Alwar’s princely status, allowing it to maintain autonomy until it joined independent India in April AD 1948. During the rule of Maharaja Mangal Singh (AD 1874–1892), Alwar experienced a peak in modernisation, marked by the construction of Western-style palaces and the introduction of public amenities such as electric lighting and railways.

物件編號: A1297

年代: 公元 1891 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.7 mm

重量: 11.55 g

來源: 條頓堡錢幣拍賣 2023

這是一枚公元1891年，位於印度西北拉賈斯坦地區的阿爾瓦爾土邦，在第五任統治者曼格爾·辛格期間發行的1盧比銀幣。

錢幣以機械鑄造而成，正面有一道實心圓，圓圈外圍在以英文鐫刻面額「ONE RUPEE」(1盧比) 和國名「ALWAR STATE」(阿爾瓦爾土邦)，兩側以樹葉作為裝飾。圓圈內部則以烏爾都文打印統治者姓名頭銜「ماہاراج سہری ساوای مانگال سینگہ باہادور」(大王 斯里斯瓦伊 曼格爾·辛格 巴哈杜爾)和公元年份「۱۸۹۱」(1891)。

錢幣背面則是打印土邦的宗主國，即大英帝國的時任統治者維多利亞少女時代的左側胸像。人像左右兩側打印英文「VICTORIA EMPRESS」(維多利亞女皇)。

阿爾瓦爾是拉賈斯坦地區的22個土邦之一，相較於其他土邦其歷史較為短暫。阿爾瓦爾的歷史能追溯到公元1775年，軍事強人普拉塔普·辛格趁著蒙兀爾帝國的奧朗則布皇帝駕崩的混亂之際建立的獨立王國。公元1803年，英國承認阿爾瓦爾的土邦地位。阿爾瓦爾便維持其獨立地位直到公元1948年4月加入獨立後的印度。曼格爾·辛格的統治期間 (公元1874至1892年)，土邦在他的帶領下進入現代化的高峰，曼格爾·辛格替自己打造西式宮殿，也將電燈和鐵路等公共設施帶入境內。