54 COINAGE OF TEAVANCOBE. 
3. Half Varahan. 
Of same pattern as No. 2. 
AV. Weight 38. Size 7. 
Nos. 2 and 3 were struck by Maharaja Rama Varma in 
1877 and declared a legal tender for Rs. 7-i and Rs. 3f 
respectively. This attempt to introduce a double standard 
into Travancore was not successful. 
4. Token or MednL. 
Ohv. Head of Maharaja to right. Margin in Eng. 
Sri Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore. 
Bsv. Arms of the State. Margin in Mai. Sri 
Rama Varma Maharaja, Tiruvithankur, 1057. 
Edges milled. 
AV. Weight 131. Size -85. Plate I, fig. 1. 
5. The half of No. 4. 
These Tokens or coins are not mentioned in the State 
Administration Reports, They seem to have been struck 
at the private cost of the Maharaja as a memorial of his 
reign. They are well executed and were struck in Bombav. 
5,000 were issued. 'Ihey are now rarely procurable. 
6 to 17. Tuldbhdra Kdsu, Royal Weight Token. 
Twice during his reign each ruler of Travancore presents 
his weight in gold to the Brahmans Avith elaborate 
ceremonial. 
The gold is previously made into coins or, rather, tokens 
ready for distribution, of four sizes, worth respectively 
from something like thirteen to about two shillings, an en- 
o-raving" of the largtist of wliich in 1892 isspe will be found 
below. 
