42 Notes on Indian Currencies. [no. 1, new series, 



Silver Coins. 



Rupeeah weighs 11 J; mashahs— first introduced by Sheer Khan, 

 and by Akbar made more pure. Market price is 40 dams. 



Jilaleh— same impression and 



weight as rupeeah. 



1J Sooky 



= I Kala. 



If Kala 



= 1 De-fa. 



1J De-fa 



= 1 Ashet. 



If Ashet 



= 1 Pandow. 



l£ Pandow 



= 1 Chern. 



2 Cherns 



= 1 Durb. 



2 Durbs 



= 1 Jilaleh. 



There are also similar subdivisions of a rupee of a vound form. 

 Copper Coins. 



Dam is a copper coin, in weight 5 tanks or 1 tolah 8 mashahs 

 7 ruttees, in value ? V °f a rupee, formerly called pysah and also 

 Behlooly ; accomptants suppose the dam to be divided into 25 

 parts, each of which they call a cheetel, and use them in calcula- 

 tions. 



2 Dumrees = 1 Powlah. 

 2 Powlahs = 1 Adheleh. 

 2 Adhelehs = I Dam. 



From this time, Akbar's coinage may be said to have form- 

 ed the bulk and basis of the currency of the country, although 

 numerous independent states exercised the privilege of coining and 

 fabricating pieces of a very different stamp, weight and fineness. 

 Rupees, mohurs and pagodas form the prevailing denomination to 

 be met with. 



In the " Memoirs of the Mogul empire" by Eradut Khan Wazeh 

 translated by the same Mr. Scott, from whose transla. 

 tion of Ferishta's History of the Deccan I have before 

 quoted, the author describing his interview with the emperor Au- 

 rungzebe about A. D. 1700, says, (p. 3,) "when I returned to his 

 " presence, his majesty gave me his blessing, 200 mohurs and one 

 " coin weighing 100 mohurs," to which this note is appended, 

 " Golden coins of this and greater weight were often given as 



