oct. — dec. 1856.] Notes on Indian Currencies. 45 



Twenty-nine varieties of the Hy derabad Assigned* Districts with 

 an average touch of 80. 



The highest being the Chandore Rupee, 92. 

 The lowest the New Narrinpett Rupee, 74.86. 



Twenty-six varieties from Scinde with an average touch of 86. 

 The highest being the Tuttaee Old Rupee, 98 23, current at Sha- 

 bunder, Dhurraza, Succara and Kekrola. 



The lowest the Hydrabadee Rupee, 69.60. 



Fourteen from the Punjaub, with an average touch of 88. 



The highest being the Sha Jehan Rupee, 97.76. 



The lowest the Goondashye Rupee, 75.52. 



These examples will serve to exhibit the state of the currency 

 before the establishment of Mints by the E. I. Company. That 

 these were all the varieties of coins, and that there were not legi- 

 ons of others up and down India, I must not for a moment be sup- 

 posed to put forward. Only the other day Mr. Seton Carr in his 

 speech to the Court of Proprietors upon the policy of granting 

 Lord Dalhousie a pension, mentioned that the Company's Rupee 

 had supplanted some 60 different kinds of currency in the Punjaub 

 alone, and I imagine the varieties there are not more numerous 

 than in other parts of India. 



* In 1852, the Nizam's Government sent down a number of Uncurrent Coins 

 weighing 9,51,166 Tolas 8 A. OP. to be assayed and valued at Madras, in order 

 that their net outturn in Company's Rupees might be taken in pavment of the 

 Nizam's debt to the British Government. Subjoined is the result of the operati- 

 on given by Major J. T. Smith, the Mint Master at that time, showing the net 

 Outturn to be 8,14,203 Rs. 14 A. 7 P., exclusive of Seignorage and Refinage. 



Gross weight. 



As per Assay Master's outturn Reports, dated 3rd Septem- 

 ber and 30th October 1832. 



Before Melt- 

 ing. 



After Melt- 

 ing. 



Standard 

 Weight. 



Outturn Value. 



Net Outturn 

 Value. 



8,14,203 14 7 



Tolas A. P. 

 9,;1,166 8 0 



Tolas A. P. 

 9,49,899 8 0 



Rs. A. P. 



8,39,563 10 | 



Rs. A. P. 



8,39,563 9 0 



In Col. Smith's Report also, upon the various points of enquiry regarding the 

 Madras Mint, suggested by the Government of India, the Hydrabad Currency is 

 alluded to in these words, (para. 42 ) " An extensive Coinage will probably be 

 " required to rectify the indescribable confusion of the Hydrabad Currency. Its 

 " value is, I believe, estimated at from 2 to 3 Crores, which with a due proportion 

 " of small Silver and Copper coins, would require a coinage of 17 or 18 crores of 

 " pieces." 



