Wadhwan State 1888 Half Pice

Step into the world of Gujarat's princely heritage with the 1888 Wadhwan State Half Pice coin, a copper issue minted under the Jhala dynasty rulers of the Wadhwan princely state in the Saurashtra region. Despite its modest denomination, the Half Pice was a vital part of everyday commerce in the small but historically significant kingdom.
The coin, struck in copper, carries the local script and traditional motifs that distinguished princely state issues from the broader British Indian coinage of the era. Its design speaks to the cultural identity and sovereignty exercised by Wadhwan within the broader framework of late nineteenth-century India, where each princely state maintained its own monetary traditions even as the colonial economy expanded around them.
Set into an Anka handcrafted wooden watch, this small copper coin becomes a wearable record of a vanished political world. Oak wood's natural grain frames the coin's worn surface beautifully, giving fresh life to a fragment of Saurashtra's regal history.

USP : A rare princely state copper coin from Saurashtra, preserved as a wearable heritage piece.