Nazarana Mohur - Maharaja Rajendra Singh Marriage of Maharajkumar Veerendra Singh

Unique, unpublished type, of which only one is known. 

This is the first time a machine-mad Mohur of Jhalawad State is brought to light. Maharaja Rajendra Singh succeeded on the death of his father, 13th April 1929 and ruled until his death on 2nd September 1943. During his reign he held several important offices like Member of the Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes 1932-1937, President of 'All India KshattriyaMaha Sabha' 1934-1936, Fellow of the Royal Geographical, Royal Zoological, Royal Horticultural, and Royal Agricultural Societies and a. Knight of the Round Table. Once a famous hunter who shot three tigers within three minutes, he later became a keen conservationist and animal photographer and a poet under the pen-names 'Sudhakar' and 'Makhmoor'. On 9th May 1940, the Maharaja's only son, Maharajkumar Veerendra Singh was married at Woodville Palace, Simla, to the princess Ila Devi, younger daughter of Raja Rana Sir Bhagat Chand Sahib, Raja of Jubbal. It is plausible that this coin was struck at this occasion as part of a bridal 'portent' or Shagun. It bears remarkable similarity in design to presentation coins of Jubbal, which is an interesting coincidence. The symbol of the hand it shows is the royal symbol of the Jhala Rajputs, placed appropriately in a circle of fire to indicate their descent from Agni, the fire God

- Classical Numistmatic Gallery, Auction 16, Lot 358