Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1200. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Princely States. Mewar. Fatteh Singh. 1884-1929. AV Mohur (10.94 g, 11h). Swarupshahi series. Udaipur mint. Legend with mint; floral pattern below / "Friendship with London" within polylobe. KM 12. EF. ($400)

The Swarupshahi series is anonymous, referring only to the mint of Udaipur and the maharana's amicable relations with the British. The type may have begun after Victoria's proclamation as Empress of India in 1858 and continued well into the twentieth century.