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COINAGE OP TEAVANCOEE. 
Design as in Nos. 10 — 13. See engraving above- 
AV. Weights respectively 72 48 24 16 
Sizes -8 -67 '5 -43 
23 to 27. From unused dies long lying in the Mint at 
Trevandrum I have been favoured with several 
interesting- patterns struck in silver^ some dated 
M.E. 993=1817-8 and M-E. 1018=1842-3 and 
A.H. 1236=1818-9. It is remarkable that the 
half and the quarter rupee and other dies have 
Hind, leg-ends or dates and also Tamil for 
South TravancorGj wliere that language is spoken. 
T^hese may have been tentative efiorts at an 
improved coinage by General Munro (1810-19) 
or Dewan Vencutrow (1817-22 and 1843-5;. 
Such are — 
23. Pdrvathi Mohur, Fattern. 
Obv. Conch 'shell in centre. Margin, Mai. Parvathi 
five rupa Mohur. 
Bev. Hind. Mohur panj rupei zaiab Parwati 
(struck) 1236 (1818-9) and underneath, Tamil, 
Parvathi five rupay. 
Weight, m silver, 39. Size -68. Plate I., fig. 3. 
Another pattern has above obv. repeated on rev. 
24. Letchmi Varalian, Pattern. 
Obv. Letchmi sitting on lotus. Dotted margin. 
Bev. Dotted margin enclosing, Tamil, Letchmi 
Varahan half quarter. 993 year (1S17-8). 
Weight, in silver, 33. Size "8 Plate I., fig. 4. 
25. Leieliini Varahan, Pattern. 
Ohv. Letchmi, goddess of prosperity, withiu circle 
and dotted margin. 
jReu. Same margin euclosiug. Tamil , ^'avallan one- 
sixteenth. SI93 year. 
Weight, in silver, 19. Size 'DO. Plate 1., tig. o. 
