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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 45952, member: 1824&quot;]As I am a collector of British Commonwealth coins &amp; notes,I have decided to post a section about the coins &amp; banknotes of the Indian Princely States after they came under British suzerainty for various reasons such as defeat in war (Mysore) or entered into treaty relations (Bahawalpur &amp; Hyderabad).The most well-known Indian Princely State to issue their own banknotes is Hyderabad,which was an Islamic monarchy ruled by the Nizam,&amp; tried to become independent within the British Commonwealth in 1947,but was occupied by Indian military &amp; police forces in 1948.Interestingly,3 Indian Princely States issued their own Postal Orders - Gwalior,Jhind,&amp; Patiala.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bahawalpur was also an Islamic monarchy,but this was under a monarch called the Amir.The last coins were issued</p><p>in 1940 (1/2 Pice &amp; 1/4 Anna).Bahawalpur acceded to Pakistan in 1947,as did the Khanate of Kalat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bahawalpur,Hyderbad &amp; Pakistan are the 3 British Commonwealth countries that have had coins with the symbol of the Toughra,even though they were never part of the Ottoman Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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