44 Notes on Indian Cwrrencies. [no. 1, new series. 



porary authors, I will conclude with some account of our present 

 coinage, and compare it with others that have been current within 

 the last century in British India. 



From a revised Assay Table, lately published by the Bombay 

 Government, of coins current in the territories under that Presi- 

 dency, or imported there as bullion, it is shown what a marvellous 

 variety of sorts each district exhibits. It should be remembered, 

 these are all coins of quite a modern stamp, with one or two ex- 

 ceptions, probably none of them being much more than a 100 

 years old. 



The Table contains 27 varieties of gold coins current in, or im- 

 ported from the Madras Presidency. Of these, the average 

 is 80 per cent touch, that is 20 alloy to 80 gold, while the English 

 sovereign is 91 "666 touch. 



Among them the Gharava Tharokee Pagoda formerly current in 

 the Southern Mahratta country, gives the finest touch being 85.25. 

 While the Sultana and Canteroy Fanams show most alloy, being 

 only 58 and 59 touch respectively. 



The same Assay Table gives 22 varieties of Rupees from Guzerat 

 with an average touch of 87. 



The highest being the Ahmedabad Hallee Rupee, 98.05. 



The lowest the Chittoree Rupee, 74.52. 



The fineness of the new Company's Rupee current through Bri- 

 tish India is 91.666. And the English shilling, 92.5. 



Twenty varieties are given of the Deccan coinage, with an aver- 

 age touch of 88. 



The highest being the Berhanpoor Rupee, 94.75 ; coined by Scin- 

 dia in Khandeish. 



The lowest, the Komptee Old Rupee, 63 ; struck at Pannallee by 

 the Rajah of Kolapore. 



Eighteen varieties of the S. Mahratta coinage with an average 

 touch of 86. 



The highest being the Phoolsheree Rupee, 95.60 ; a species of 

 Ankoosee : coined at Phoolsher. 



The lowest the Nilkunkee Rupee, 54. 



