A Brief Look at Coins of Peshwa

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A Brief Look at Coins of Peshwa
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• Peshwas were a part of the Maratha kingdom and
  were responsible for administrative activities.
  They can be considered as the Prime Minister of
  Maratha Kingdom.
• When they became more and more powerful, they
  also started issuing their own coins. Lets
  understand some important aspects about Peshwa
  coins.

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• Peshwa coins can be found in various
  denominations like Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee and
  1 Rupee.
• They were all struck in silver and featured
  interesting designs and inscriptions.

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• Since different Peshwas were assigned different
  territories, they were issued from various mints.
• Some of these Mints include Ahmadabad,
  Gulshanabad which is known as Nasik today,
  Jalaun, Miraj which is known as Murtazabad today,
  Poona or Pune and Sagar.

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• Quarter Rupee Peshwa coins were struck in Silver,
  weighed 2.6 to 3.0 grams and were issued in
  various sizes .
• They followed a die-struck minting procedure and
  a Fasli Era calendar system. Some of them were
  issued in 1243. The Half Rupee weighed around 5.6
  grams.

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• The Obverse featured King's name and title while
  the reverse depicted Mint Name Mint mark Ankus
  with the Fasli date in Nagari Numerals.
• By studying coins of Peshwa you can learn about
  several unknown facts that are hidden in the
  chapters of Peshwa History.