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Indian Coins Museum Curtsy Reserve Bank Of India A richness you would like to preserve.

Indian Coins Museum Curtsy Reserve Bank Of India A richness you would like to preserve. The Indus valley civilization of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa dates back between 2500 BC and 1750 BC. There, however, is no consensus on whether the seals excavated from the sites were in fact coins.

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Indian Coins Museum Curtsy Reserve Bank Of India A richness you would like to preserve.

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  1. Indian Coins Museum Curtsy Reserve Bank Of India A richness you would like to preserve.

  2. The Indus valley civilization of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa dates back between 2500 BC and 1750 BC. There, however, is no consensus on whether the seals excavated from the sites were in fact coins. Seals of Mohenjo-Daro

  3. Seals of Mohenjo-Daro Seals of Mohenjo-Daro Seven Symbols Punch Marked Coin, Silver Bentbar

  4. Five Symbols

  5. Indo-Greek Coins

  6. Coins of the Kushans

  7. Coins of the Satavahana

  8. Coins of the Satavahana

  9. Rudrasimha I, 180-196 AD Coins of the Western Kshatrapas

  10. Viradaman, 234-238 AD Coins of the Western Kshatrapas

  11. Coin of the Yaudheyas

  12. King as Horseman Coins of the Guptas It is described that in Mourya Era – one could sense vapors of Gold - such a richness

  13. King as Lion Slayer

  14. King & Queen Type

  15. Fan-Tailed Peacock

  16. Seated Lakshmi

  17. Bull & Horseman

  18. Coins of the Cheras11th - 13th Centuries

  19. Coins of the Cheras11th - 13th Centuries

  20. Padmatankas,Coins of the Yadavas of Devagiri12th - 14th Centuries

  21. Coins of the Alupas of Udipi11th - 13th Centuries

  22. Coins of the Cholas9th - 13th Centuries

  23. Poetic legends (largely eulogistic) were introduced on coins by the Guptas (3rd to 6th Century AD). For instance, the horseman type coins of the Guptas carried the following legend in poetic meter: Guptakulamalachnadro Mahendrakarmajitoi.e. 'The Spotless Moon in the firmament of the Gupta family,invincible, valorous as Mahendra, conquers the enemy'.

  24. Roman Aureus of Augustus Roman Find in South India

  25. Byzantine Find in South India

  26. Roman Find in South India

  27. Coins of the Delhi Sultanate Coin of Nasiru-d-din Mahmud1246 - 1266 AD

  28. Coin of Ghiyasu-d-din Balban1266 - 1287 AD Coins of the Delhi Sultanate

  29. Coins of the Khiljis

  30. Silver Coin, Malwa

  31. Pagoda, East India Company inspired by the coins of the Vijayanagar Empire

  32. Coins of the Mughal Empire Mohur-Humayun One Rupee-Sher Shah Suri(Afghan) Mohur-Akbar

  33. Mohur-Aurangzeb Mohur- Farrukhsiyar

  34. The East India Company carried on the tradition of poetic couplets. This mohur struck in the name of Shah Alam II at Mursheedabad carried the following couplet Sicca zad bar haft kishwar saya fazle ilahHami deen-e- Muhammed Shah Alam BadhshahCoins struck by the defender of the faith, Shah Alam by the Grace of God, May it be current throughout the seven climes With the issuance of the English type of coins in 1835, this tradition gradually came to an end. Couplet Coin

  35. Chatrapati Shivaji

  36. Silver, Pune Mint

  37. Coins of Avadh

  38. Coin of Hyder Ali Rupee of Tipu Sultan

  39. Coins of the Sikh

  40. Coins of Hyderabad Ashrafi Rupee 8 Annas 4 Annas

  41. Some Coins of other Princely States Coins of Datia State Coins of Faridkot State

  42. Coins of Udaipur One Fourth Rupee One Eight Rupee One Sixteenth Rupee Rupee Half Rupee Not to the scale

  43. Mohur struck inthe name of Shah Alam II,Murshidabad Mint Two Pagodas invogue in Madras Presidency The Surat Rupee Suratee

  44. The Indian culture has assimilated imprints of history and different cultures to reach where it is right now. A Unity in Diversity. Biggest democracy in the World – aspiring to be a major power in the world – what makes it possible? Additional informtion on this will be available on Reserve Bank of India’s Official site on following URL http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/index.html

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