2021-07-23 Fri

An adjoined image is of a silver Rupee coin which was issued by the Sube Khan of Maler Kotla at the state’s capital mint. The obverse of the coin depicts, ‘Persian legend and floral design’. And the reverse of the coin features Persian legends’.

The princely state of Malerkotla or MalerKotla was under the political control of the Jalandhar Commissioner Division Punjab during British rule. It was bounded by the District of Ludhiana on the north and by Patiala territory elsewhere, except a few miles on the western border where it marched with some Nabha villages. The Nawabs of MalerKotla were of Afghan descent and originally held portions of trust in the Sirhind province under the Mughal emperors. As the empire sank into decay during the 18th century, the local chiefs gradually became independent.

The last ruler of MalerKotla signed the accession to join the Indian Union on 20 August 1948. During the partition of India, The last NawabIftikhar Ali Khan remained in MalerKotla and died in the year 1982. However a part of the ruling family of Malerkotla State migrated to Pakistan and their members are living mostly in Model Town, Lahore, as well as in Muzaffargarh and Khangarh. Presently MalerKotla is a part of the Indian State of Punjab.

Image Courtesy: Mintage World