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R. Burn— The Bajratjggarh Mint and Goins. 
[No. 4, 
The meaning of the obverse inscription is plain :— 
Yih sik(ka ) par chap mdliaruj Jay Simgh ke ( date ) Jayanagar. 
i.e., On this coin is the stamp of Jay Simgh (date) Jayanagar. 
I think that the reverse is now clear, taking the last word to be 
the same as ttt-% or :- 
Cri Rdghav Partdp Pavan-putra hal pay-ke (i.e., pd-ke.) 
i.e., Obtaining strength from the powerful nnd magnificent son of 
the air (i.e., Hanuman). 
As I have shown above in my remarks on the mint, Jai Simgh con¬ 
sidered himself under the special protection of Hanuman, and “ son of 
the air ” is a common title of the God. 
I have received from the state a curious legend regarding the 
two mint marks on the later coins. The club of course is well-known 
as the weapon of Hanuman. As regards the lotus which is also 
found on the coins of Kotah and Bundi, it is said that a Major Fielding 
raised a troop of Khlci horse, and that the Raja, said he would 
perpetuate his name by placing a mark on his coins. Major Fielding 
according to the writer was always called “ Phultnl Sahib ” by the 
natives (which I take to be Pulteney), and hence a flower ( = phul) was 
placed ou the coins. A powerful chief named Udaji, who was stationed 
at Guna by the Gvaliyar Darbar in command of 11,000 troops, heard of 
this and insisted on his mark, viz., the drawn bow-and-arrow, being also 
placed on the coins, which Major Fielding persuaded the Raja to do. 
