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

An image of Doudou

Doudou

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Pondicherry

An image of 2 Pice

2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

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

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles II (1660-85) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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 2 Cash

2 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

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 Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of 2 Cash

2 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Title: 'Wala'
Mint: uncertain

An image of Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

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

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

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

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Saharanpur

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 Double Fanam

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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 1/2 Pice

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of 5 Fanams

5 Fanams

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

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

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Calcutta

An image of 1/2 Fulus

1/2 Fulus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Asaf-ud-Doula (1775-1797)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bareli

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