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Auction: 19004 - Coins and Commemorative Medals: Spring Auction
Lot: 427

India, States, Banswara, Anonymous (c.1870), Paisas (8), 'Samba' in centre, legend around, at least six different types, Half-Paisas (3), 'Samba' in centre, legend around (2), 'Samba' within beaded circle (1) (KM 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14), good fine to good very fine, scarce in such variety (11)

The cataloguer has never seen such a good range of these coins. Issued by Lakshman Singh, circa 1870, in defiance of an order by the British to cease striking coinage, and said to feature a script of his own invention.

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