Sayaji Rao III, Copper, 17.40 g, Pattern Rupee, VS 1943, thick flan with un-minted design on obv and different floral border on rev. About Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare. In VS 1948, Baroda State imported minting machinery from the UK. Just before that it was experimenting with various coin designs and the present Pattern of a Rupee coin is the product of such experiments.