- Pagoda (coin)
Pagoda was a unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold minted by Indian dynasties as well as the British and the Dutch. It was issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India, including the
Kadambas of Hangal , theKadambas of Goa , and theVijaynagar Empire . [cite web
url=http://www.med.unc.edu/~nupam/postg1.html
title=Southern India Coins
publisher=
accessdate=2007-03-20] There were two types of pagodas coined by foreign traders. The most valuable was the Star pagoda, worth approximately 8 shillings, issued by the East India Company atMadras . [cite web
url=http://www.chennaimuseum.org/draft/gallery/04/01/coin8.htm
title=European East India Companies coins
publisher=
accessdate=2007-03-20] The second was thePorto Novo pagoda, issued by the Dutch atTuticorin and also by theNawabs of Arcot , and worth about 25% less than the Star pagoda. [cite web
url=http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/under/research/glossary.html
title= glossary - pagoda
publisher=
accessdate=2007-03-20]ee also
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Madras fanam
*Coinage of Asia References
External links
* [http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka3.htm Sources of Karnataka History - Numismatics]
* [http://www.chennaimuseum.org/draft/gallery/04/01/coin8.htm European East India Companies coins - photos]
* [http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/aust/earlyaus/proclmtn/pagoda.htm The Pagoda - A Proclamation Coin]
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