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1 Mohur - Raja Rajendra Narayan
| Issuer | Cooch-Behar, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the heraldic coat of arms of Cooch-Behar, comprising a shield charged with crossed swords and a balance scale, supported by a lion passant to the left and an elephant to the right, with a human figure as crest above the shield. A scroll beneath the supporters bears an inscription in Bengali script serving as the state motto. The legend 'GRISH' appears in Latin characters along the lower rim, referencing the Maharaja's title. |
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| Obverse script | Bengali/Latin |
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Cooch Behar was a princely state under British paramountcy, and its rulers retained the right to strike gold mohurs as a mark of sovereign dignity — a privilege the British allowed selectively and rarely extended to smaller states. Raja Rajendra Narayan ascended as a minor in 1911 following the death of Nripendra Narayan, with the state administered under a Council of Regency during his early reign. This 1912 issue was struck in the first year of that regency period, making it effectively a commemorative assertion of dynastic continuity rather than a coin produced for active commerce.
The Fr#1099 reference places it firmly in the Farouk collection corpus, meaning an example passed through the 1954 Sotheby's dispersal of Egypt's Royal Collection.