Mysore Wodayar coins

Krishnaraja Wodayar
Metal - Gold

        After the death of Tipu at the battle of Seringapatam in 1799 AD, the English restored Mysore to its old Hindu dynasty of Wodayars, and a boy, Krishnaraja, was installed on the throne. This gold varahan of Krishnaraja has in the obverse side figures of Siva and Parvati.

        The reverse side has a three-line Sanskrit legend, Sri Krishna Raja.

Mysore Sultans Coins

Haider Ali Coin
Metal - Gold

        This is an exception to Haider's other coins. Here he continued to inscribe on one side Hindu deities the figures of Siva and Parvati. Siva holds the trident and deer in his upper hands.

Haider Ali Coin
Metal - Gold

        On the reverse side of the coin is inscribed the first letter of Haider's name in Persian.

Moghul Coins

Akbar
Metal - Gold

           This gold Mohur of Akbar has Persian legends on both sides. On one side is inscribed the Kalima Communial sayings of Islam and the names of the four companions of Prophet Mohammed.

Akbar
Metal - Gold

        The reverse side has Akbar's personal name, Jelaluddin Mohammed and the Hijri date 976.

Jehangir
Metal - Gold

        This is a zodiacal coin of Jehangir. This was an innovation by which the pictorial representation of the zodiacal signs were made on one side of the coin. On this coin the zodiacal sign represented is that of Vrishabha (Bull).

Jehangir
Metal - Gold

        The other side has a Persian couplet which translated into English reads, "the face of gold received ornaments at Agra from Jehangir Shah, Shah Akbar's son".

Jehangir
Metal - Gold

1605 AD - 1627 AD

Observe.

        Mythical monster with fore part of a goat and tail of a fish.

Jehangir
Metal - Gold

1605 AD - 1627 AD

Reverse.

Agra mint.