The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, SAILANA, Edward VII [Jaswant Singh II (1895-1919)], bronze Quarter-Anna, 1908, Calcutta, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, sailana state Sailana raj divided by lozenge-shaped ornaments, edge plain, 5.03g/12h (Prid. 1037 [Sale, lot 191]; Stevens website SL 25; KM. 15). Extremely fine with a little original colour £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT).

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Exceptional condition for this issue. Only one other comparable seen”.

Sailana state was founded by Raja Jai Singh in 1715, with the city of that name being built in 1736. Following his death in 1757, the state was governed by a number of weak rulers, with much of the territory annexed by the Scinds of Gwalior. In 1819 the tribute payments to Gwalior were reduced to a third of the state’s revenue; later the tribute was paid directly to the British administration to support troops in the region. Jaswant Singh II (1864-1919), who succeeded his adopted father, Dule Singh (c. 1838-95) in October 1895, proved to be a reforming ruler, working with the British to overcome poverty, corruption and famine