Thursday, 6 October 2016

Chhatarpur State (छतरपुर रियासत)

Chhatarpur was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in AD1785 and its capital was located in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Before that it was part of the Panna State. It is named after the Bundela Rajput leader Chhatrasal, the founder of Bundelkhand independence, and contains his cenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until AD1785. At that time the Ponwar clan of the Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar in AD1806 by the British Raj. Chhatarpur was a 11 gun salute state during the British Raj. Chhatarpur's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950AD.




Ruler (title Rajas)   Reign
Kunwar Sone Shah   1785 - 1816
Partab Singh   1816 - 1854
Jaghat Singh   1854 - Nov 1867
Vishvanath Singh   1867 - 1895
Ruler (title Maharajas)   Reign
Vishvanath Singh   1895 - 4 Apr 1932
Bhawani Singh   5 Apr 1932 - 15 Aug 1947

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#15.1

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Trishul mint mark

Rev : RY#9, mint name shahr Chhatarpur at bottom, mint marks cross of St. Stephan, trident below

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#15.1
Tabor#10.9a

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#15.2

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Sun mint mark (Small circle within dotted circle)

Rev : RY#10, mint name shahr Chhatarpur at bottom, mint marks cross of St. Stephan, trident below

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#15.2
Tabor#10.10b

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#21

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Lotus bud and 7 dots mint marks

Rev : RY#3, mint name shahr Chhatarpur at bottom.

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#21
Tabor#10.3b? Similar to Tabor#10.6a but regnal year is 3.

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#21

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Chakra(7 rays) and 7 dots mint marks

Rev : RY#7, mint name shahr Chhatarpur at bottom.

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#21
Tabor#10.7b

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#21

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Group of 5 dots and group of 5 dots mint marks

Rev : RY#14, mint name shahr Chhatarpur at bottom(out of flan).

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#21
Tabor#10.14a

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#19

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II
Pataka (flag)

Rev : RY#25, mint out of flan and could be Chhatarpur or Bijawar

Details :
Plain edge.
The coins of Chhatarpur mint up to RY#27 are issues of Panna State, as Chhatarpur was under the jurisdiction of Panna. (Source: ONS Newsletter #183 - "The Coinage of Panna" by Barry Tabor)
KM#19
Tabor#10.25c


References :
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatarpur_State
  • http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html
  • http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaMadhyaP.htm#chh
  • South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication
  • Some aspects of the History and Coinage of the Panna Area - Barry Tabor