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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 Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Banaras

An image of Nazarana 1/2 Rupee

Nazarana 1/2 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tukoji Rao II (1844-1886)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Malharnagar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bishan Singh (1804-1821)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bundi

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Bhopal (Uncertain)

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madho Singh (1880-1922)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: Sawai Jaipur

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Mint: No mint

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gulab Singh (1846-56)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ganga Singh (1887-1942)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jaswant Singh (1873-1895)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: Pali

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ratan Singh (1828-1851)
Alamgir II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bikanir

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nizam Ali Khan (1761-1803)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Gadwal

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Takhat Singh (1843-73)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: Jodhpur

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shivaji Rao (1886-1903)
Mint: Indore

An image of Dokdo

Dokdo

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Shah Jehan III (Struck in the name of)
Title: 'Bahadur'
Mint: Bhaunagar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Narwar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anand Rao III (1860-1898)
Mint: Dhar

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