🌏Princely State Coins🌏
🪙 The study of coins is called ‘Numismatics’.
📚 D.D. Kosambi and Rapson attempted to write history from coins.
🪙 Vedic literature mentions Kanishka and Shatamana coins, but they have not been found yet.
💰 The first inscribed gold coins were issued by Indo-Greek (Indian-Greek) rulers.
🪙 Punch-marked coins have five symbols (tree, fish, bull, elephant, crescent).
🔖 In 1835, James Prinsep named them ‘Punch-marked coins’.
📆 The time period of Punch-marked coins is 600 BC to 200 BC.
📍 The earliest evidence of Punch-marked coins was found in Rajasthan.
🪙 The most Yaudheya tribe coins were found in Rajasthan.
💰 During the Chauhan era, there were Rupaka (silver) and Dinar (gold) coins.
🪙 In the Pratihara period, Varaha, Dramm, and Vishopaka coins were prevalent.
💰 During the British era, silver ‘Kaldaar’ coins were in circulation.
📍 Indo-Greek coins were found in Naliasir, Viratanagar, and Nagari.
💸 The Tanka and Dirham of the Sultanate period were prevalent in Rajasthan.
🔖 The ‘Ikattisanda’ rupee was minted at the Medta Kuchaman Mint.
💡 In 1838, the Thakur of Kuchaman made the ‘Kuchamani Coin’.
👑 Queen Somal Devi of Ajayraj Chauhan issued copper and silver coins.
🛕 The Kushan rulers gave a new direction to the sculptural art of Rajasthan.
🎨 Major examples:
- The Shiva statue from Nada, Ajmer.
- The female torso with a horse from Sambhar.
- The Agni or Hayagriva statue from Ajamukh.
🪙 The Vishopaka coins are related to the Chauhan dynasty.
🪙Coins of the Bikaner State
- 👑 Gangashahi Coins:
- 🖼️ Face of Empress Victoria and “Victoria Empress” in English.
- 📝 On the other side, the name of the Maharaja in Devanagari and Urdu script.
- 🐘 Gajshahi Coins
- 🌟 Alamshai Mughaliya Coins
🪙Coins of the Mewar State
- 🏵️ Paruth Kram, Chandauri, Swarupshahi, Trishuliya, Dhingla.
- 💎 Udaipuri, Chittauri, Bhilardi (Silver Coins).
- ⚒️ Copper Gadhiya Coins.
- 💰 Taka, Dirham.
- 📜 Bhindria, Nathdwaria, Fatehshahi.
- 🛕 Elchi Coins (Mughal Era):
- 🌟 Came into circulation in Mewar after Akbar’s conquest of Chittorgarh.
- 🪙 The coins of Mughal rulers were called “Sikka Elchi”.
- 🏯 Salumber (Mewar State):
- 🎖️ The only jagir of Mewar that was granted the right to mint coins.
🪙Coins of the Jaisalmer State
- 🏵️ Akhaishai (Silver Coins)
- 🌟 Muhammadshahi (Silver Coins)
- ⚒️ Dodiya/Doliya (Copper Coins)
🪙Coins of the Jodhpur State
- 🏆 Vijayshahi
- ⚔️ Bhimshahi
- 🐴 Gadhiya
- 💎 Phadiya
- ⚒️ Dhabbu-shahi (Copper)
- 🐘 Gajshahi Coins
🪙Coins of the Jaipur State
- 🌿 Jhadshahi Coins
- 🌟 Muhammadshahi Coins
- ⚔️ Hali Coins
- 🏛️ Interesting Fact: The first princely state of Rajputana to be granted independent mint by the Mughals.
🪙Coins of the Marwar (Pali) State
- 🪔 Lalluliya and Lallushahi Coins:
- 🏺 Minted in Sojat.
- 📜 Baisanda Coins:
- 💎 Called Baisanda Coins because the coins were marked with the 22nd regnal year of Shah Alam II.
🪙Coins of the Alwar State
- 🏵️ Rawshahi Coin
- 🛠️ Akhaishai Mint (Rajgarh)
🪙Coins of the Dholpur State
- 🔫 Tamanchashahi Coin
🪙Coins of Ajmer
- 🏆 Rupak Coins
- 💰 Dinar Coins
🪙Coins of the Karauli State
- 💎 Manakshahi Coin
- 🌿 Katar-Jhadshahi Coin
🪙Coins of the Kishangarh State
- ✨ Shah Alamshahi Coins
🪙Coins of the Shahpura State
- 🔢 Gyarashandi Coins
- 🌟 Madhoshahi Coin
🪙Coins of the Kota State
- 🌟 Jhalimshahi Coin
- 🛡️ Lakshmanashah Coin
- ⚔️ Gumanshahi Coin
- ✨ Madanshahi Coin
- 🌿 Hali Coin
- 🔰 Muhammad Bindarabakhsh Coin
🪙Coins of the Pratapgarh State
- 🏵️ Salimshahi Coin
- 🌟 Alamshahi Coin
🪙Coins of the Bundi State
- 🕉️ Ramshahi Coins
- 🗓️ Gyarah Sana Coins
- 🗡️ Katarshahi Coins
- 🖼️ Chehreshahi Coins
🪙Coins of the Dungarpur State
- 🔱 Trishuliya Coin
- 🏵️ Pantrisiriya Coin
- 🌟 Chittauri Coin
- ✨ Salimshahi Coin
- 🛡️ Udayshahi Coin
🪙Coins of the Banswara State
- ✨ Salimshahi Coin
- 🛡️ Lakshmanashah Coin
🪙Coins of the Jhalawar State
- 🎖️ Madanshahi Coin
