2016-12-21 Wed

This Gold Mohur of Dungarpur was issued in the reign of Maharawal Lakshman Singh in 1996/1939 VS/AD.

The princely state of Dungarpur was founded by the descendants of Mewar’s royal Chieftains in the 12th century. Dungarpur came under the control of Mughal and Maratha Empire because the region of Mahi river basin was bifurcated due to the death of Rawal Udai Singh, who was fighting along with Rana Sanga against Babur at the Battle of Khanwa in 1577 AD.

This gold Mohur is a Nazarana coin which was minted by the last Maharawal of Dungarpur. The obverse side of this coin depicts date in Vikram samvat 1966 (Indian Calendar system) above a dagger and a leaf scroll at the bottom. The reverse side of the coin, a legend in Devanagari is inscribed which reads “Rajya/Dungarpur” within the square designed circular rim.

Dungarpur eventually came under the control of British East India Company in 1818. In 1858 after the Queen’s Proclamation it was fully assigned as the Princely state with 15 gun salutes state. The last Maharawal Laskhman Singh acceded his state to the newly formed Union of India in 1948 and today Dungarpur the part of Rajasthan state.