Usage of coins traces back to a long history. Coins were first used by China and Greece in around 700 B.C
India has a varied and evolutionary system of coins from punched marked coins to coins having faces of kings. Nowadays we have a concept of ‘commemorative coins’ where coins are minted in remembrance of a famous personality, an event, occasion, or issue. Example: issuance of Commemorative coin of Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary,
They are of great value. Such coins are generally not used as a mode of transaction, they are basically to refresh and remember the good deeds of the renowned personality
The fact to know: Study or collection of coins is known as Numismatics
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Sr. No |
TYPE | NAME/MATERIAL USED |
KINGDOM/KING |
SYMBOL / FEATURES |
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1. |
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Nishaka |
Vedic era |
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2. |
Punch marked |
Ratti/Karshapana,Purana |
Mahajanpadas |
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3. |
Punch marked |
Rupayrupa (Silver) Sisarupa (lead) Coins Suvarnarupa (Gold) Tamrarupa (Copper) |
Mauryan |
Sun and six-armed wheel |
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4. |
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Gold coins |
Kushanas |
King on one side and deity on reverse |
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5. |
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Lead,Potin(silver+Copper) |
Satvahanas |
Elephant,lion ,horse or chaitya on one side and Ujjain on other |
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6. |
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Sri satkari(Satvahanas) |
Punched coins with ships |
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7. |
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Western satraps/Scynthians |
King on one side and chaitya or stupa on other |
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8. |
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Silver coins |
Vardhamans |
One side king and other side peacock |
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9. |
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Gold ,silver, copper (Dinar coins) |
Guptas |
One side Ashvamedha or king playing veena and other side Goddess Laxmi |
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10. |
First punch marked in south india |
Gold,silver,Copper |
chalukya |
One side temple,lion and other side was left blank |
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11. |
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Silver,copper,billon(Silver+copper) |
Rajput |
Name of the king in Sanskrit on one side and goddess on the reverse side |
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12. |
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Pandyan |
Square shaped with elephant, fish |
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13. |
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Raja Raja 1(Cholas) |
Standing king on one side and seated goddess on reverse |
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14. |
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Rajendra 1(cholas) |
Srirajendra and gangaikondacholapuram inscribed with emblem of tiger/fish |
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15. |
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Pallava |
Lion figure inscribed |
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16. |
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Turks |
Name of the king and no image,name of mint also inscribed on the coin |
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17. |
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Silver, Gold, Copper, Billon |
Delhi sultanate |
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18. |
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Silver tanka and copper jital |
Illtutmish( Delhi sultanate) |
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19. |
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Allauddin Khilji (Delhi sultanate) |
Changed name KHALIF from coin and replaced it with self-appraising titles |
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20. |
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Bronze ,copper coin and token paper currency |
Mohammad bin Tughlaq (Delhi sultanate) |
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21. |
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Rupee and Dam |
Sher shah suri |
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22. |
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· Pagod Gold Fanam · Silver Taras |
Vijaynagar |
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23. |
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Gold Varaha coin |
Krishna devraya(Vijaynagar) |
Lord Vishnu on one side and 3 line legend Shri Pratap Krishna Ray inscribed on the reverse side |
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24. |
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Mohar |
Mughal |
Mohar equals to 9 rupees |
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25. |
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Gold coil also known as Illahi coin |
Akbar(Mughal) |
Circular and square-shaped,illahi equal to 10 rupees |
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26. |
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Jahangir |
Legend in couplet,Noor Jahan and zodiac sign inscribed |
