MCE-16400. Wt = 10.73g
Photo from Todywalla, sale 141, lot 157 Jan Lingen wrote in the ONS Journal (No 202, p.40) that, “In 1785 the Maharaj kumari married the Rao Raja Bishen Singh of Bundi, (Maharaja of Bundi from 1804-1821) and it is likely that for this occasion, a traditional gift of gold coins was given to the newly-wed couple. As no other commemorative or festive happenings took place during this period, it must have been specially prepared for the auspicious occasion of the wedding…. This Nazarana Mohur in the name of Shah Alam II is the first to have surfaced of this type. The Nazarana Mohur is identical in all respect with the rupees of that period, which indicates that they were struck with the same dies used for the regular silver currency. A similar specimen sold in Todywalla Auctions 102 Part II Lot No. 764