Banknotes and Coins of Indian Subcontinent (ca. 600 BC- 1947)

Ancient period

Cowries, Silver Punch-marked coins, Bent-bar, Saucer shaped coins of Gandhar Janapada, Copper cast coins, Kushana Gold and Copper coins, Indo-Parthian, Indo-Greek, Indo-Schythian and Indo-Sassanian, Gold and Silver coins of Gupta era, Harikela silver coins etc are being displayed in this museum.

Medieval Period

There are a large collection of coins of medieval period. These are classified into different categories:
I. Coins of Sultani Period
II. Coins of Mughal Period

I. Coins of Sultani period is also classified into two types:

a. Coins of Delhi Sultans: Silver coins of Sultans of Delhi are Alauddin Masud Shah (1242-1244AD), Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1246-1266 AD), Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-1287 AD), Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (1320-1325 AD), Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1325-1351 AD), Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji (1290-1296 AD) and billon coin of Muizuddin Kaikobad.

b. Coins of Bengal Sultans: Coins of Shamsuddin Firuz Shah (1301-1322AD), Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah (1322-1329 AD), Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah (1334AD), Alauddin Ali Shah (1341AD), Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah (1342-1357AD), Sikandar Shah (1358-1389 AD), Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah (1389-1410 AD), Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah, Alauddin Firuz Shah, Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah (1415, 1418-1433AD), Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1334-1359 AD), Ruknuddin Barbak Shah (1459-1476 AD), Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah (1476-1480 AD), Saifuddin Firuz Shah (1488-1490 AD), Alauddin Hosain Shah (1393-1519 AD), Nasiruddin Nusrat Shah (1519-1532 AD), Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (1532-1538 AD), Sher Shah Suri, Islam Shah Suri, Adil Shah Suri, Ghiyasuddin Bahadur and Daud Shah Kararani.

II. Coins of the Mughal emperors Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (1556-1605) (the coins are round and square), Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir (1605-1628), Shihabuddin Muhammad Shahjahan (1628-1658), Mahiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), Jahandar Shah (1712-1713), Farrukhshiyar (1713-1719), Muhammad Shah(1719-1748), Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1748-1754), Alamgir II (1754-1759) and Shah Alam II (1760-1806).

Mughal Contemporaneous Silver Coins:

>Ahom’s Kings: Rudra Simha, Siva Simha, Rajeshwar Simha, and Gourinath Simha (1228-1826).
>Koch Kings: Nara Narayana, Lakshmi Narayana, Prana Narayana and Mada Narayana (1515-1949).
>Tripura kings: Silver coins of Amara Manikya, Rajhdar Manikya, Kishor dev Barmana (1463-1949).
>Silver Coins of Arakani and Joyantia (1500-1600).
>Copper Coin of East India Company (1757-1858).

British-Indian Period

Silver, Copper and Bronze Coins of British Emperors (1612-1947):
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Victoria Empress (1837-1901)
Edward VII (1901-1910)
George V (1910-1936)
George VI (1936-1947)
Edward VIII (20 January 1936-11 December 1936)

East Pakistan Period (1947-1971)

In 1947 the British India was divided into two independent parts: India and Pakistan. Again the Pakistan was divided into two parts: East Pakistan and west Pakistan. From 1947 to 26 March of 1971 today's Bangladesh was called as East Pakistan. Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971 by a Nine month of blood shedding war with the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. From 1947 to 1971 several bank notes and coins were used as medium of transactions.

Bangladesh Period (1972-2019)

Different denominational Bangladeshi notes and coins (1972-2015) are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 taka.