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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 Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afzal-ud-Doula (1857-1869)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Umarda

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Akbar II (1806-37) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Ahmedabad

An image of Nazarana Rupee

Nazarana Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Umed Singh II (1889-1940) (Struck in the rule of)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: Bhilsa

An image of 1/8 Rupee

1/8 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Dost-i-Landhan' (Friend of London) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Udaipur

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Issuer: Balaji Govind Kher
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Madhavrao I (1745-72) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Jalaun

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jahangir Muhammad Khan Bahadur (1837-44) (Struck in the rule of)

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: Jahangir Muhammad Khan Bahadur (1837-44) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Bhopal

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afzal-ud-Doula (1857-1869)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afzal-ud-Doula (1857-1869)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 10 Cash (2 Falus)

10 Cash (2 Falus)

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Bhilsa (Uncertain)

An image of 20 Cash

20 Cash

Maker(s)

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

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)
Mint: Bombay (Inferred)

An image of 2 Paise

2 Paise

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Namdar Khan (Inferred)
Title: Nawab
Mint: Elichpur

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

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