Coins In Lucknow Mus. Vol 01 [56 MB - IndianCoins.org

113No. Obverse. Reverse.C. COINS WITHOUT DATE continued.COPPERcontinued.sift,oUsi*,(" Inthe 37th year of the reign ofthe Emperor Shah Alam :") butrim on face.plainInscription in Bengali, Persian,and Nagari "One Pa'i Sikka :"but plain rim on face.but lined circle on face.BENGAL AInscription in Persian andNagari' " One Pa'i Sikka :"lined circle on face.PA'I SIKKA.[PI. riii. 3.3Inscription in Persian andNagari "Half Pa'f Sikka:"lined circle on face.BENGALInscription in Etipl sh and:Bengali "Half Anna:" serratedrim on face.ANNA.BENGAL 1 PIE. 1Inscription in English andBengali, " One Pie": serratedrim on face.[PI. xiii, 4.]Inscription in Persian and Na'garl"Half Anna :" serrated rim onface.[PL xiii, 6.3Inscription in Persian and Nagari" One Pie:" serrated ri oxon face.[PI. xii, 8.]SILVEE.MADEAS 4 ANNAS.Centre, **jyFOUK ANNAS.around, Centre, " Four Annas " (Telugu) :around, " Four Annas " (Tamil)and a star.(OBLIQUE MILLING.)[Pi. ii, 7.31 " The pa'i or third of a paisa has merely the name " one pa'i, whichmakes it liable to be confounded with the " "one pa'i sikka, and on this account,perhaps, it has not found ready currency. The natives reckon only sixtyfourpaisa to the rupee, while the English accounts divide the and into twelvepa'i to distinguish them, this latter (hitherto an ;imaginary coin) was called thepa'i of account." Prinsep.2 " Four annas rupia."