India Principality of Alwar 1 rupee 1877 silver Maharaja Sawai Mangal Singh

Original original 917 sterling silver weight 14 58 g diameter 30 55 mm Calcutta mint circulation 200,000 copies km 45 on the Zeno ru website number 311161 Maharaja Sawai Mangal Singh 1874 1892 previous ruler of Alwar Maharao Raja Sawai Sheodan Singh 1857 1874 did not leave an heir to the throne and the Barah Kotri families were not unanimous in his choice, in the end the British government in India nominated two candidates before the Barah Kotri Mangal Singh of Thane was supported by the majority and hence the Viceroy approved him as the ruler of Alwar he ascended the throne on December 14, 1874 at that time he was fifteen years old and one month old the young ruler entered Mayo College Ajmer on October 22 1875 in February 1877 he married the second daughter of Maharaja Prithwising Ruler of Kishangarh his second wife was from Ratlam whom he married in 1878 he was promoted to Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army in 1885 and the following year was made a Knight Grand Commander of the Highest Order of the Star of India in 1889 he received the honorary title of Maharaja as hereditary differences he died at the age of 34 on May 22, 1892 in Nainital due to an excessive dose of alcohol shipping only within Russia at the expense of the buyer abroad I do not send cash on delivery I do not send the cost of postage at post rates the cost of an envelope the cost of postage when buying several lots is not summed up in Moscow I meet in the metro in the evening on weekdays no deliveries to offices in apartments, etc. no payment in cash when meeting at I can use my Sberbank card during the day to go to the entrance to the Polyanka or Tretyakovskaya metro station