India – Princely State of Radhanpur: Zorawar Khan (AD 1825–1874) Copper Paisa

• State: Radhanpur

• Ruler: Zorawar Khan (AH 1241-1291 / AD 1825-1874)

• Denomination: 1 Paisa

• Era: Pre-1947 / British India Era (19th Century)

• Composition: Copper / Bronze

• Weight: 8.1 g

  Diameter 17.3 mm

• Shape: Irregular / Dump Coinage

• Type: Uniface (Single-sided strike)

• Design: Nagari initial 'Jo' (for Zorawar Khan)

• Catalog Reference: KM# 1 / KM# 3 (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

Description

India – Princely State of Radhanpur: Zorawar Khan (AD 1825–1874) Copper Paisa

An authentic 19th-century uniface copper dump paisa issued under Nawab Zorawar Khan of the northwest Gujarati princely state of Radhanpur.

• Obverse: Boldly struck Devnagari character 'Jo' (represented as 'जो', for Zorawar) stamped centrally on an irregular planchet.