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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raghuji III (1818-52)
Ruler: Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1749-54) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nagpur

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alamgir II (1754-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

An image of Pardas (1/2 Rupia)

Pardas (1/2 Rupia)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Joao (1799-1816)
Mint: Goa (Inferred)

An image of 1/4 Paisa

1/4 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: 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: Unattributed
Mint: uncertain

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Alamgir II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Lahore

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Mint: Mandasor

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Sadiq Muhammad Khan II (1809-1825) (Inferred)
Mint: Bahawalpur

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: uncertain

An image of 2 Annas

2 Annas

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Bombay
Mint: Mumbai

An image of 2 Annas

2 Annas

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Bombay
Mint: Mumbai

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

An image of Shivarai Paisa

Shivarai Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Chhatrapati Shivaji (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain
Mint inferred: Deccan

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Mint: Mandasor

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afzal-ud-Doula (1857-1869)
Bahadur Shah II (1838-62) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1/2 Anna

1/2 Anna

Maker(s)

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

1 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

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