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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 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 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 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Madras

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Khande Rao (1857-71)
Mint: Baroda
Mint: Vadodara

An image of Pao Falus (1/12 Anna)

Pao Falus (1/12 Anna)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Calcutta

An image of Akhtar

Akhtar

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Randheer Singh (1805-1823)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Brajendrapur
Mint inferred: Bharatpur

An image of 1 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
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 Nazarana Rupee

Nazarana Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Malhar Rao (1871-75)
Mint: Baroda
Mint: Vadodara

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Calcutta

An image of 1 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Afzal-ud-Doula (1857-1869)
Bahadur Shah II (1838-62) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-din Haider (1827-37)
Ruler: Suleyman Jah (With the title of)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hussain Yaavar Khan (1841-80) (Inferred)
Mint: Khambaya (Inferred)
Mint: Khambhat

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madho Singh (1880-1922)
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Sawai Jaipur
Mint: Jaipur

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
Mint: Ladakh

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gulab Singh (1846-56)
Ruler: Shri Raghunathji (With the title of)

An image of 2 Annas

2 Annas

Maker(s)

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

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