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Coin

This term has 79,083 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection

Getty AAT term number

300037222

Narrower Terms used

Trade coinage
Islamic Coin
dirham

Equivalent Terms used

coins

Created

14yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://nomisma.org/id/coin
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300037222
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41207

Nomisma Definition

A coin is a small, flat, usually round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government.

offizielles Zahlungsmittel, zumeist aus Metall, dessen Gegenwert durch die ausgebende Autorität garantiert wird

Labels in other languages sourced via Nomisma

Coin
ﻦﻗﻭﺩ
Münze
Monnaie
Monedă
Монета
Munt
Moneta
Νόμισμα
монета

Concept type

ObjectType

Connected records

An image of 20 Cash

20 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Inferred)
Mint: Mysore

An image of 6 1/4 Cash

6 1/4 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Struck in the rule of)
Issuer: Dewan Purnaiya
Mint: Mysore

An image of 5 Cash (1 Falus)

5 Cash (1 Falus)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Jai Singh (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bajranggarh

An image of 1 Biche

1 Biche

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Mahé

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Chattarsal (1866-89)
Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nandgaon (Uncertain)

2 Chuckrams

Maker(s)

Ruler: Swati Thirunal Rama Varma VI (1885-1924)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Chuckram

1 Chuckram

Maker(s)

Ruler: Swati Thirunal Rama Varma VI (1885-1924)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahadji Sindhia (1761-1794)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Narwar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Jawad

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Muhammad Shah (1719-48) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

An image of 1/8 Rupee

1/8 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan (1869-1911)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jankoji Rao (1827-43)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madhav Rao (1886-1926)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of 30 Reis (1/2 Tanga)

30 Reis (1/2 Tanga)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Miguel (1828-34)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Goa

1/8 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan (1869-1911)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of Indian

Indian

Maker(s)

Mint: Bhilsa

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Ranjit Singh (1864-1893) (Inferred)
Mint: Ratlam

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Dalipnagar (Uncertain)
Mint: Bannu

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kudsia (1819-37) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Bhopal

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Baija Bai (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Bhilsa

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan (1869-1911)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Bhilsa

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Ruler: Muzaffar Jang Bangash (1771-96) (Inferred)
Ruler: Amin-ud-Doula (1796-1802) (Inferred)
Mint: Ahmednagar Farrukhabad

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