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2. Looking at the oldest pice now current, it is seen that 
the design on the obverse is that of Trisul (a three-pointed weapon) 
and drum with the word Shri on either side. As these are 
the emblems of the deities worshipped by the Puar Rajas, it is 
clear that this pice must have been introduced some time after the 
rule of the Puar dynasty was established. 
3. Among the pice current, there are some which, in addition 
to the above designs, bear the mark of a tree as well, and in others 
there are some other modifications. These changes appear to have 
been introduced subsequently on additional quantities being struck 
to meet the requirements of the pargana. 
4. It appears that interested parties (bankers) have, on different 
occasions, bought and withdrawn from circulation a large proportion 
of these copper coins, in order to force up the rate of exchange 
and make a profit by selling the same at a higher rate. To counteract 
such proceedings, the Kamasdars concerned ordered new supplies 
to be struck with certain modifications in the original designs o f 
the coin, which accounts for the different changes in the designs 
on the obverse and reverse of the coin. 
5. In Sambat 1928, corresponding to A.D. 1870-71, some change 
in the design was introduced; and again in the years 1893-94 the 
mark of a tree was added on to the design. This coin appears to 
be the latest now in circulation. The weight of the old pice is 13 
mashas and that of the new ones is from 10 to 11 mashas. 
6 . Whenever a new supply was required a contractor was engaged 
to do the work (with rude moulds or rather iron stamps) without 
any cost to the State, and so the transaction never appears in the 
State account. 
7. In the year 1893-94 copper coins worth Rs. 5,000 were 
struck, and the contract was given to Onkurlal Supkaran Das, banker, 
who had stipulated to buy at 16J annas and sell at 16 annas for 
the rupee of Pratapgarh mint. This contract continued for two years 
only without any fluctuations in the rate of exchange. 
