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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 Dokdo/Dhinglo ?

Dokdo/Dhinglo ?

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Rupee

1 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 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 Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wajid Ali (1847-56)
Mint: Lakhnau

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wajid Ali (1847-56)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

An image of 1 Pie

1 Pie

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Ladakh

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shri Singh (1844-70) (Inferred)
Ruler: Sham Singh (1870-1904) (Inferred)

2 Puttuns

Maker(s)

Mint: Cochin (Inferred)
Mint: Kochi

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: The Talpur Mirs
Mahmud Shah Durrani (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bhakkar

An image of 1 Pie

1 Pie

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Manufacturer: J. Watt & Co.
Mint: Birmingham

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of 1/8 Rupee

1/8 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: Madras

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: Bahawalpur

An image of 20 Cash

20 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranjit Singh (1777-1805)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Deeg

An image of 1 Kori

1 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Desalji II (1819-1860)
Ruler: Bahadur Shah II (1838-62) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bhuj

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

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