NUMISMATIC SUPPLEMENT No. XXXVI. 
ARTICLES 225-231. 
Continued from “ Journal and Proceedings”, Vol. XVII, 
New Series, No. 1. 
225. Tor Macnuuiipir S0BAnH AwanbH Corns. 
In his article the Coins of the Kings of Awadh, published 
in N.S XVIII, Art. 112, p. 255, Mr. Brown discusses the coin- 
age during the Mutiny in the name of Brijis Qadr. He records 
the tradition in the Lucknow bazar that it resembled the coins 
of Banaras which have a fis the mint name 
839! 4240. The general correctness of the tradition has now 
been proved by the Oudh records in the office of the Board of 
Revenue. Attached to this note is a copy of a letter No. 189, 
dated 18th December, 1858, from the Deputy Commissioner, 
Lucknow, to the Commissioner and Superintendent, Lucknow. 
I have preserved the exact spelling of the original. Most of the 
mistakes present no difficulty. The word “ P Sendal ” is prob- 
ably a mistake for ‘‘ provisional, and the Persian words nishan 
mahi probably refer to the representation of a fish.” 
The coins which had been received at Lucknow resembled 
closely the machhli shahi rupees of Shah ‘Alam which were still 
being received at treasuries along with other uncurrent coins. 
As, however, the new coinage had been struck without author- 
ity, and was debased in varying degrees, a circular was issued 
directing district officers to refuse to accept it in the treasuries. 
Any coins which had already been received were to be sent to 
the Accountant General for melting. The only district report 
received besides that from Lucknow was from Hardoi where 
22,000 coins had been received. This rejection and order for 
melting account for the comparative rarity of these coins now. 
R. Bury. 
Sir, : ; 
I have the honour to request you will furnish me with 
early instructions relative to the treatment of a new species of 
Oude Currency. . 
2. Duriig the Rebellion it seems a mint was established 
under the orders of Birjislkudr, the P Sendal king and a new 
coin struck and extensively circulated in this Province. : 
. It has some resemblance to the Mutchlee Shahee rupee, 
now current, and bears the device noted in the margin. _ 
an inferior description and the intrinsic value much be! 
the standard currency. The coins even vary in value, the 
