INDIA PRINCELY STATE OF JUNAGARH, NOW IN GUJARAT
1 PAISA SERIAL NO 22095. WELL CIRCULATED COUPON
JUNAGADH, LITERALLY TRANSLATED AS “OLD FORT” IS A FORMER PRINCELY STATE AND NOW PART OF THE INDIAN STATE OF GUJARAT. MD BAHADUR KHANJI I, LEADER OF THE BABI NAWABS, FOUNDED THE JUNAGADH IN 1748. IT BECAME A PROTECTORATE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1807.
ON SEPT 15, 1947, THE RULER OF JUNAGADH, NAWAB MOHAMMAD MAHABAT KHANJI III MADE A DECISION TO ACCEDE TO PAKISTAN, EVEN THOUGH JUNAGADH DID NOT HAVE A COMMON BORDER WITH PAKISTAN. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DISAGREED WITH HIS DECISION SINCE JUNAGADH HAD A HINDU POPULATION (96%); AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE STIFF MEASURES TO COUNTER THE THREAT BY SENDING IN TROOPS TO THE BORDER, SEVERED AIR AND POSTAL LINKS AND CUTTING OFF THE SUPPLY OF COAL AND FUEL. ON NOVEMBER 9, 1947 JUNAGADH SCUMMED & ACCEDED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
JUNAGADH ISSUED CASH COUPONS FROM 1933 - 1945, PRINTED ON CARDBOARD
I HAVE PLENTY OF COUPONS LISTED
SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CASH COUPONS OF INDIA
World War II (1939-1945) resulted in shortage of metals. The princely states could not keep up with the demand for coins. To offset the coin shortage, several princely states issued “cash coupons” as a substitute. The princely states sought permission from the British to issue cash coupons but their requests were declined; yet they issued cash coupons. Most of the cash coupons issued were impressions of the revenue stamps on cardboard – some of them had serial numbers while others did not. In some cases, the cash coupons were issued through the state’s treasury and bear the signature of their treasurer. However, there were many cash coupons that were issued without signatures or serial numbers. Issued in small quantities for a brief period. Now extremely rare.
Cash Coupons are known to have been issued by the following states of Pre-Partition India:
AMBALIARA, BAJANA, BALVAN, BAMRA, BANTWA/BARAMAJMU, BIKANER, BILKHA, BUNDI, CHUDA, DEWAS JUNIOR, DEWAS SENIOR, DHAR, DHROL, DINAJPUR, GONDAL, INDERGADH, JAISALMER, JAORA, JASDAN, JUNAGADH, KALAT, KHADAL, KHAIRPUR, KUTCH, MANGROL, MENGANI, MULI, MORVI, NAWANAGAR, NAWALGARH, PALITANA, PORBANDAR, RAJKOT, SAILANA, SAYLA, SITAMAU, TONK, VITHALGADH .
SHIPS FROM INDIA BY REGISTERED INDIA POST NO SHIPPING TO WAR DISTURBED AREAS