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Princely States

This term has 2,963 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of 1/2 Anna

1/2 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dokdo

Dokdo

Maker(s)

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

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 1/2 Anna

1/2 Anna

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Calcutta

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Rupee

1/2 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

An image of Rupee (light)

Rupee (light)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Muhammad Bahawal Khan IV (1858-1866) (Inferred)
Mint: Ahmedpur

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 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Muhammad Bahawal Khan II (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sayaji Rao III (1875-1939)
Mint: Amreli

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-Doula (1829-1857)
Bahadur Shah II (1838-62) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Suraj Mal (1735-1763)
Shah Jehan III (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Deeg

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amjad Ali (1842-1847)
Mint: Lakhnau

An image of 1 Pie

1 Pie

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bombay

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Muhammad Bahawal Khan II (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

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 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)

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: Calcutta

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

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