1893.] E. Thurston — History of the East India Company Coinage. 75 
peculiar stamp and impression ; and suggested that, if any alteration 
was made, no date should he inserted, as an arbitrary batta on coins 
of various issues would thus be obviated without having recourse to any 
fictitious inscription. 
1819. By Regulation XI, 1819, it was 
bad 6nareS ’ FarrUkM ' ^acted that , 
1. The coinage of the Benares rupee shall 
be discontinued ; 
II. The Earrukliabad rupee shall be considered the legal currency 
of the province of Benares ; 
III. The Earrukliabad rupee shall be a legal tender in all the 
territories under the Bengal Government, wftli the exception of Bengal, 
Bihar, and Orissa, whether struck at the mints of Calcutta, Benares, or 
Earrukliabad, or any other mint that may be hereafter established 
within the aforesaid limits under the authority of the British Govern- 
ment ; 
IV. The Earrukliabad rupee to be struck at any of the mints 
before mentioned, shall bo of the value of the present Eauukhabad 
rupee, and of the standard of the present Calcutta rupee, viz. : 
Weight Troy grs. ... ... ISO’234 
Pure silver „ ■>■ ••• 165'215 
Alloy „ ••• ••• 15'019 
In addition to the substitution of the new Earrukliabad rupee, the 
Mint Committee recommended the temporary establishment of mints 
at Ajmere and Sagar, to convert the existing 
Ajmere, Sagar. currencies into the new coin. The Sagar 
mint was at that time issuing rupees called “ Saugor or Balasliaie. 
The Government expressed their opinion that the recommendation of 
the Committee was judicious. I can find no further reference to the 
Ajmere mint in the records. 
1821. The Bombay coinage consisted in 
Bombay. 
182 1 of the following 
Trov grs. 
Gold. Mohar 
„ Panchia (5 rupees) 
„ Rupee 
Silver. Rupee 
„ Half Rupee 
„ Quarter „ 
„ Eighth „ 
Copper. Anna 
„ Half Anna 
„ Quarter „ 
Pice 
180 
60 
12 
180 
90 
45 
22'5 
400 
200 
100 
33 33 
5? 
