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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 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: Bhilsa

An image of 1/12 Anna

1/12 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Imami

Imami

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Patan

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sardar Singh (1851-1872)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: Bikanir

Velli Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Rama Varma IV (1853-64)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Udai Singh (1864-1890) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

5 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Udai Singh (1864-1890) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Issuer: Raghunath Hari Newalkar
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Madhavrao I (1745-72) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Jhansi

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghaus Muhammad Khan Bahadur (1807-26) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Bhopal

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Singh, Pertab
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

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 2 Annas

2 Annas

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amjad Ali (1842-1847)
Mint: Lakhnau

An image of 25 Cash

25 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Struck in the rule of)
Issuer: Dewan Purnaiya
Mint: Mysore

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

2 Puttuns

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Ruler: Shri Singh (1844-70) (Inferred)
Ruler: Sham Singh (1870-1904) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

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