The Indian Princely States (aka Native States or Princely India) were those states in the Indian subcontinent the British did not conquer but which were typically bound by treaty first to the East India Company and then to the British Crown. Many Indian princes consequently received ‘protected’ status, but this involved regular payments of tribute and/or concessions of territory.

The princely states varied greatly in size and at one time numbered up to 700 depending on the classification used. At first enjoying lucrative arrangements with Portuguese, French, and British traders (amongst others), many independent Indian rulers came to hold an ambiguous relationship with the ultimately dominant British East India Company (EIC). The EIC, and its successor from 1858, the British Crown, extracted wealth in return for military assistance and imposed its inspectors and foreign policy on native rulers. Many princes were left to rule as they always had done so that interference in internal affairs was often minimal. The princely states were merged into independent India or Pakistan after 1947, and their rulers were eventually pensioned off.

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IPS ; Awadh State ; Muhammad Ali Shah ; Large Flan Silver Rupee ( Full Die Struck ) Mint : Mulk Awadh Baitus Saltanat Lakhnau ;1256 AH / RY 4

16,000.00 PNCS_1_0902/25

Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ; In the name of Shah Alam II

10,500.00 PNCS_2_0502/25

Princely State ; Bahawalpur State ; Copper Paisa ; Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V ; Dated: AH1344 ; Square shaped coin

1,800.00 PNCS_1_0502/25

Princely State ; Bahawalpur State ; Copper Paisa ; Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V ; Dated: AH1342

1,800.00 PNCS_5_0302/25

Indian Princely States ; Banswara State, Lakshman Singh(AD 1844-1905) ; Silver Rupee

4,500.00 PNCS_4_0302/25

Indian Princely States ; Banswara State, Lakshman Singh(AD 1844-1905) ; Silver 1/2 Rupee ( Half Rupee )

8,500.00 PNCS_3_0302/25

Bundi State ; Bishan Singh (1804-1821) ; Copper Paissa

1,300.00 PNCS_1_0302/25

Baroda State ; Anand Rao (AH1215-1235) ; 1/2 Silver Rupee ; Curved Sword Symbol

1,700.00 PNCS_4_0102/25

Bhopal State ; Shah Jahan Begum, Copper Anna ( Double Paisa)

4,000.00 PNCS_3_0102/25

Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1212 /40 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ; In the name of Shah Alam II ;

9,500.00 PNCS_2_0102/25

Jodhpur State ; Bhim Singh ; (AH1207-1218/1792-1803AD), Copper Takka (2 Paisa) ; Jodhpur Mint ;

1,500.00 PNCS_1_0102/25

Awadh State ; Mehndi Nasiruddin Haider ; Scarce Silver Rupee ; 1252 AH / RY 9 Mint : Subah Awadh Baitus Saltanat Lakhnau ;

6,500.00 PNCS_2_3001/25

Awadh State ; Ghaziuddin Haider ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Subah Awadh Daral Sultanat Lakhnau ; 1239 AH / RY 5

9,000.00 PNCS_1_3001/25

Jodhpur State ; Sardar Singh ; Silver 1/2 Rupee With the name of Victoria Queen,

40,000.00 PNCS_1_2901/25

Bikanir State ; Ganga Singh Bahadhur, Silver Nazrana Rupee, VS 1994, 50th anniversary of reign,

12,500.00 PNCS_3_2801/25

Princely State ; Bikaner State ; Surat Singh (AH 1204-1244 ); Silver Rupee ; Mint : Baldat Bikaner , INO Alamgir II, AH 1229/31 (KM 17). Very Fine

2,500.00 PNCS_2_2801/25

Princely States ; Gwalior State ; Baija Bai, Silver Rupee ; Mint : Lashkar ; Issued INO Shah Alam II, ?Shri? in Nagari

2,500.00 PNCS_1_2801/25

Princely States ; Gwalior ; Ajit Singh ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Bajranggarh ;

1,800.00 PNCS_1_1901/25

Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Scarce Silver Rupee ; Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, AH 118X, RY 10

2,600.00 PNCS_2_1901/25

Indore State ; Ahalyabai Holkar, Silver Rupee, Malharnagar Mint, in name of Shah Alam II, AH 1188/16

2,500.00 PNCS_1_1601/25

Awadh State ; Mehndi Nasiruddin Haider ; Silver Rupee ; 1252 AH / RY 7 Mint : Subah Awadh Daral Saltanat Lakhnau ;

6,000.00 PNCS_2_1501/25

Baroda State ; Anand Rao, Set of 2 Coins ; Silver Rupee & Half Rupee ; INO Akbar II, Ankush Mint Mark, Nagari ‘Ga’,

3,500.00 PNCS_2_1201/25

Baroda State ; Anand Rao (AH1215-1235) ; Silver Rupee & 1/2 Rupee, INO Akbar II,

3,500.00 PNCS_1_1201/25

IPS ; Awadh State , Muhammad Ali Shah, Silver 1/8 Rupee

60,000.00 PNCS_1_2812/24

Awadh State, INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Scarce Silver Rupee, Muhammadabad Banaras Mint,

3,000.00 PNCS_1_2612/24

Mysore State ; Krishna Raja Wodeyar, Copper 20 Cash

1,500.00 PNCS_2_2612/24

Bharatpur State ; Randhir Singh, INO Muhammad Akbar II ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Mahe Indrapur ; 125X AH / RY 32

2,400.00 PNCS_1_2712/24

Awadh State ; Mehandi Nasiruddin Haider; Silver Rupee ; 1251 AH / RY 8 ; Mint : Subah Awadh Baitus Sultanat Lakhanu

4,700.00 PNCS_3_1512/24

Awadh State ; Mehandi Nasiruddin Haider; Silver Rupee ; 1253 AH / RY 9 ; Mint : Subah Awadh Baitus Sultanat Lakhanu

4,700.00 PNCS_2_1512/24

Awadh State ; Mehandi Nasiruddin Haider; Silver Rupee ; 1247 AH / RY 5 ; Mint : Subah Awadh Baitus Sultanat Lakhanu

4,700.00 PNCS_1_1512/24

Gwalior State ; 1/2 Rupee ; Jayaji Rao Silver Rupee

3,500.00 PNCS602/24

Awadh State ; Shuja-ud-Daula (AH1167-1188/1754-1775 AD), Allahabad Mint (Complete mint name visible), Silver Rupee, AH 1188/16 RY, ‘Saya-e-fazle elah’ Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II,

14,000.00 PNCS600/24

Kishangarh State ; Sardul Singh, Silver Rupee, With the name of Victoria Empress,

5,000.00 PNCS599/24

IPS ; Narwar State : UNC Silver Rupee, INO Shah Alam II ; Narwar Mint, AH 1230, Complete mint at bottom

4,500.00 PNCS598/24

IPS ; Bhopal State ; Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Bhopal ( Full Mint ) ; RY 41

3,400.00 PNCS605/24

Princely State ; Gwalior State ; Silver Rupee, INO Shah Alam II ; Mint : Seorha/Sabalgarh ,

4,800.00 PNCS604/24

Bhopal State ; Silver Rupee ; Rahatgarh Mint,

20,000.00 PNCS606/24

IPS ; Gwalior State ; Jean Baptiste Filose ; Rare Silver Rupee ; Shadhora or Sabalgarh Mint ; INO Shah Alam II ; RY 34

4,600.00 PNCS608/24

Awadh State ; Rare Silver Rupee ; Allahabad Mint ; EIC issue, INO Shah Alam II, RY 26, Fish on rev below RY 26

7,000.00 PNCS611/24

IPS ; Bajranggarh State ; RARE Silver Rupee ; Jai Singh (1797-1818 AD), Nagari legend ; Mint : Jay Nagar ; RY 15

3,000.00 PNCS612/24

Awadh State ; Rare Silver Rupee ; Allahabad Mint ; EIC issue, INO Shah Alam II, RY 26,

8,000.00 PNCS613/24

Awadh State ; Wajid Ali Shah ; Ex. Rare 1/4 Silver Rupee; Mint : Bait-us-Saltanat Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar Lakhanu ; 1265 AH

45,000.00 PNCS616/24

Awadh State ; Wajid Ali Shah ; Ex. Rare 1/8 Silver Rupee; Mint : Bait-us-Saltanat Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar Lakhanu

38,000.00 PNCS615/24

Awadh State ; Nasiruddin Haidar ; Very Rare Silver 1/8 Rupee ; Mint : Suba Awadh Dar ul Sultanat Lakhnau Mint (off flan), AH 1250.

25,000.00 PNCS617/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; Wajid Ali Shah ; Large Flan Silver Rupee : Mint : Baitus Sultanat Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar ; 1271 AH ; RY 9

10,000.00 PNCS618/24

Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Scarce Silver Rupee

2,400.00 PNCS620/24

IPS ; Bharatpur State ; Silver Rupee Mint : Brijendrapur

2,100.00 PNCS619/24

Mewar State ; Bhopal Singh (1930-1948) ; Anna (1/32) 1999 (1942) Vikram Samvat ; Scarce

500.00 PNCS554/24

IPS ; Gwalior State ; Daulat Rao (AH 1209-1243), Mint : Sheopur, Silver Rupee, 10.79g, INO Muhammad Akbar II, AH 1228/7, cannon as mint mark on rev. (KM 201). Very Fine, Rare.

3,500.00 PNCS99/19

IPS ; Bikaner State ; INO Alamgir II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Baldat Bikaner ; RY 43

2,000.00 PNCS98/20

Princely State ; Tonk State ; Amir Khan (AH 1213-1250) Mint : Sironj ,INO Muhammad Akbar II, AH 1235 (KM C60). Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.04 Grams ,

2,000.00 PNCS97/20

IPS ; Chhatarpur State ; Raja Hindupat Singh, Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.16 Grams Mint : Chhatarpur, INO Shah Alam II,

2,200.00 PNCS85/19

IPS ; Narwar State : Silver Rupee, INO Shah Alam II, Narwar Mint, AH 1230, Complete mint at bottom

2,200.00 PNCS80/20

Princely States – Bharatpur State ; Suraj Mal ; High Grade Silver Rupee Mint : Mahinderpur ( FULL MINT ) ,

3,600.00 PNCS8/21

Bharatpur State ;Jaswant Singh (AH 1269-1311), Silver Rupee, Weight : 11.08 Grams, Mint : Braj Indrapur, INO Muhammad Akbar II, RY 41,

2,200.00 PNCS49/19

Pratapgarh State , Raganath Singh (VS 1947-1986/1890-1929 AD), Copper Paisa,

500.00 PNCS137/19

Garhwal State ; Lallat Shah (VS 1774-1829, 1717-1772 AD), Silver Timasha,Weight : 2.36 Grams Mint : Srinagar, INO Shah Alam II.

3,200.00 PNCS7/23

IPS ; Gwalior State ; Daulat Rao, Silver Rupee , Sheopur Mint, INO Muhammad Akbar II, AH 1233/13, Canon mint mark on rev. (KM 201).

2,200.00 PNCS7/21

IPS : Awadh State , Shuja-ud-Daula (AH1167-1188) Mint : Allahabad ( FULL Mint ) , Silver Rupee, AH 1187/14 RY, ‘Saya-e-fazle elah’ Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II,

7,000.00 PNCS66/20

IPS ;Gwalior State ;Daulat Rao Sindhia ; RARE Silver Rupee, Mint : Isagarh ; INO Muhammad Akbar II,

4,500.00 PNCS63/20

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Broad Flan Silver Rupee Mint : Mahmudabad Benaras ; RY 26 Note : Its a ND ( Nil Date ) Variety ;

2,000.00 PNCS61/19

IPS ; Jhalawar State ; Silver Rupee, Madan Singh Mint : Jhalawar , KM 6.1.

1,300.00 PNCS60/20

Kishangarh State ; INO Queen Victoria ; Scarce Silver Rupee ; RY 24 Jhar Mint Mark KM Y1.1 JAL 206 ;

2,700.00 PNCS6/24

IPS ; Garhwal ; Lallat Shah (1772-81AD), Silver Timashas ; 1189 AH Mint : Srinagar ; Issued INO Shah Alam II ; RARE ;

3,200.00 PNCS6/23

Awadh State ; INO Muhammad Shah (AH 1131-1161, AD 1719-1748), Silver Rupee,

17,000.00 PNCS596/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; Wajid Ali Shah ; High Grade Silver Rupee ; 1269 AH ; RY 6 Mint : Darul Sultanat Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar

16,000.00 PNCS595/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee ; 1231 AH / RY 26 ; Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ;

1,800.00 PNCS593/24

IPS ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124?1131, 1713?1719 AD), Silver Rupee

16,000.00 PNCS592/24

IPS ; Bundi State ; Copper Fraction Unit

500.00 PNCS59/20

IPS ; Jodhpur State ; Scarce Silver Rupee Mint : Daral Mansoor Jodhpur ;

3,600.00 PNCS589/24

IPS ; Rajkot ; Dharmendrasinghji (1930-1948 AD), Silver Mohur,, 1945,

5,600.00 PNCS587/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Khitta Bareli ; AH 1216 RY 37

2,800.00 PNCS581/24

Awadh State ; Mehndi Nasiruddin Haider ; Full Die Silver Rupee ; 1250 AH / RY 7 Mint : Subah Awadh Daral Saltanat Lakhnau

12,000.00 PNCS578/24

Awadh State ; Extremely Rare Wajid Ali Shah Set , Complete Set of 5 different denomination

300,000.00 PNCS574/24

Awadh State , Amjad Ali Shah , High Grade Silver Rupee ; AH 1261/ 3 Mint : Mulk Awadh Bait us-Sultanat Lakhnau ( Full Mint ) ,

17,000.00 PNCS573/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ; 1232 AH / RY 26 ;

1,600.00 PNCS564/24

Indore State ; Issued in the name of Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Malharnagar ; 1234 AH / RY 6

1,600.00 PNCS563/24

PRINCELY STATES – MEWAR ( Set o4 Coins ) Dosti Landhan Issues, set of 4, Silver Rupee, and 1/16, Udaipur Mint,

7,000.00 PNCS560/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ; 1231 AH / RY 26 ;

1,600.00 PNCS558/24

Bharatpur State ; Randhir Singh, INO Muhammad Akbar II ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Mahe Indrapur ; 12XX AH / RY 32

2,500.00 PNCS557/24

Awadh State, INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Scarce Silver Rupee,

2,800.00 PNCS556/24

Bharatpur State ; Randhir Singh, INO Muhammad Akbar II ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Mahe Indrapur ; 12XX AH / RY 29

2,300.00 PNCS555/24

Bikaner, Accession Medal of Sadula Singh, Silver, 32 mm.

9,000.00 PNCS553/24

IPS ; Hyderabad State ; Sikander jah ; Silver Rupee Mint : Farkhunda Buniyad Hyderabad ; 1245 AH / RY 25

2,800.00 PNCS552/24

Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Copper Kacha Paissa ; Nawab era issue .

1,000.00 PNCS550/24

Mewar-Udaipur State ; Fatteh Singh (1884-1929 AD), Silver set (5 coins ) ;

6,500.00 PNCS549/24

Princely State ;Bikaner ;Surat Singh (AH 1204-1244 ); Silver Rupee,Mint : Baldat Bikaner , in the name of Alamgir II, AH 1229/31 (KM 17). Very Fine

2,800.00 PNCS548/24

Awadh State ; Mehndi Nasiruddin Haider ; Silver Rupee ; 1251 AH / RY 8 Mint : Subah Awadh Daral Saltanat Lakhnau ;

5,500.00 PNCS543/24

Princely States – Gwalior State ; Jayaji Rao Sindia (AH 1259-1304, 1843-1886 AD), Silver Rupee , Lashkar Mint, INO Shah Alam II, Bow and arrow pointing down with ?Ji? for Jayaji in Nagari (KM 148.1 )

1,600.00 PNCS54/19

Pratapgarh State ; Silver Rupee ; Deogarh Mint, 1203 AH / RY 45 ; INO Shah Alam II

1,400.00 PNCS537/24

Princely States – Gwalior ; Ajit Singh, Mint : Bajranggarh ; Silver Rupee ;

1,800.00 PNCS536/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ; 1227 AH / RY 26

1,600.00 PNCS535/24

Kashmir State ; Ranbir Singh, Silver Rupee; 1929 VS Mint : Srinagar ;

1,500.00 PNCS534/24

Bharatpur State ; Randhir Singh, INO Muhammad Akbar II ; Silver Rupee ; Mint : Mahe Indrapur ; 12XX AH / RY 25

2,300.00 PNCS532/24

Awadh State ; Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, Scarce Silver Rupee ; INO Shah Alam II,

2,700.00 PNCS531/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee ; 1229 AH / RY 26 Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ;

1,600.00 PNCS530/24

Mysore State ; Krishna Raja Wodeyar, Copper 20 Cash,

1,300.00 PNCS529/24

Gwalior State ; Rare Silver Rupee, INO Shah Alam II ; Mint : Burhanpur Dar ul Sarur ; AH 1218/ 40 RY

15,000.00 PNCS528/24

Awadh State, INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Scarce Silver Rupee,

2,800.00 PNCS527/24

IPS ; Awadh State ; INO Shah Alam II ; Silver Rupee Mint : Muhammadabad Banaras ; 1231 AH / RY 26

1,600.00 PNCS526/24