1863.] E. Thurston — History of the Hast India Company Coinage. 79 
1829. 
Spelter money. 
classes as a substitute 
In 1829 it was suggested that the new Calcutta mint might 
be usefully employed iu coining spelter money, 
which would be very useful to the poorer 
for cowries, and which might be called the 
The question of the re-establishment of the 
Delhi mint for the coinage of pice only was 
Benares. 
establishment of the 
quarter or pao pice. 
Delhi, 
re-opened. 
1830. In a letter dated 2nd February, 1830, the Calcutta Mint 
Committee was informed that the Governor 
General authorised the discontinuance of the 
Benares mint, find the disposal of the machinery, 
apparatus, and other property of that mint. 
In May, 1830, a letter was submitted by the Calcutta Mint Com- 
mittee on the subject of the impression of the 
General. new coinage, and reiterating their opinion that 
the British Indian currencies should bear impressions characterising 
the authority by which they were issued either in the form of a head, 
emblem, or coat-of-arms. The Committee, in the same letter, express- 
ed their opinion that, until this question was settled by the Court of 
Directors, the Bombay coinage should continue to bear the same 
impression as it did at present. In a further letter, submitting speci- 
mens of two Franc pieces, the Committee stated that the French milling 
could not be advantageously introduced with the existing milling 
machinery, and recommending that a plain milling should be adopted. 
In August, 1830, the Calcutta Mint Committee submitted speci- 
mens of copper pice with a request that 
Calcutta. Government would sanction their coinage, as 
they seemed to be preferable to those in circulation at that time. 
In December of the same year the Calcutta Mint Master suggested 
that a copper coinage might with advantage be carried out at the new 
mint for the Madras Presidency and the settlements to the eastward 
(Singapore, etc.,) in which latter the demand for copper coin was at 
that time very urgent. 
1831. A letter dated 11th January, 1831, 
Sagar. stated that it had been resolved to abolish the 
mint at Sagar. 
By an order dated 25th February, 1831, it was notified that “ an 
alteration in the Calcutta sikka and Farrukhabad rupees was authorised 
by the Governor General in Gouncil under date 13th July last, and 
that these currencies will in future be struck at the Calcutta mint with 
a plain flat milling only.” 
