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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

8 Reas (2 Pice)

Maker(s)

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

20 Cash (4 Falus)

Maker(s)

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

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

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

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

Dub (1/48 Rupee)

Maker(s)

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

Shivarai Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Chhatrapati Shivaji (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain
Mint inferred: Deccan

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

20 Cash (4 Falus)

Maker(s)

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

6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

Maker(s)

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

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

Takka

Maker(s)

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

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

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