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Princely States: Bharatpur, copper paisa of Ranjit Singh, Shah Alam II, RY23, Brajendrapur, 10.44g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Princely States Start Price:NA Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 INR
Princely States: Bharatpur, copper paisa of Ranjit Singh, Shah Alam II, RY23, Brajendrapur, 10.44g.
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Bharatpur - copper paisa of Ranjit Singh (1776-1805 AD), in the name of Shah Alam II, RY23, Brajendrapur mint (not visible), symbols of Umbrella (Chhatra) and a small fish on obverse, a musket/rifle and a crescent on reverse, 10.44g.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

A very rare variety of copper coinage of Bharatpur with a clear symbol of a rifle on reverse. In RY23, the Jat ruler Ranjit Singh reasserted himself for a short while against the forces of Mughalia Nawab Mirza Najaf Khan and his partisans.