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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 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37)
Mint: Bombay

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Luiz I (1861-1889)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Cash

1 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Tanjore

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 Doudou

Doudou

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Pondicherry

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Do-Dandi Paisa

Do-Dandi Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Pagoda

1/4 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Ali 'Wala Jah' (1751-1795)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1/4 Pagoda

1/4 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Do-Dandi Paisa

Do-Dandi Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: Muhammadabad Banaras (Uncertain)

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Xerafin

Xerafin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Joao (1799-1816)
Title: Prince Regent
Mint: Goa

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
Mint: Bindraban Mominabad

An image of 1 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 30 Reis (1/2 Tanga)

30 Reis (1/2 Tanga)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Jose I (1750-1777)
Mint: Goa

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sa'adat Ali (1798-1814)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Najibabad

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/2 Anna

1/2 Anna

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37) (Struck in the rule of)
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras

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