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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 2 1/2 Cash

2 1/2 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 10 Cash

10 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Pice

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

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: Sindhias
Mint: Bindraban Mominabad

An image of 4 Reas (Pice)

4 Reas (Pice)

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

1 Cash

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: Muhammad Ali 'Wala Jah' (1751-1795)
Mint: Arkat

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kher family
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Sagar Ravishanagar

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
Mint: Bindraban Mominabad

An image of 5 Cash

5 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Ranjit Singh (1864-1893) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1/4 Tanga

1/4 Tanga

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Balaji Govind Kher
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Jalaun

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raghuji II (1772-1816)
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nagpur

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-din Haider (1827-37)
Mint: Lakhnau

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kher family
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Sagar Ravishanagar

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

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