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			{{Short description\|Coinage in southern India, 1336–1646 and beyond}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2018}}
	[[File:Coins of history Andhra Pradesh (Vijayanagara era).JPG\|thumb\|Coins of the Vijayanagara Empire on display]]		[[File:Coins of history Andhra Pradesh (Vijayanagara era).JPG\|thumb\|Coins of the Vijayanagara Empire on display]]
	The '''Vijayanagara Empire''' from 1336–1646, was situated in Southern India and had a complex currency system that was used after ~~the Empire~~ ceased to exist.		The '''[[Vijayanagara Empire]]''' from 1336–1646, was situated in [[South India\|Southern India]] and had a complex currency system that was used even after they ceased to exist.

	The standard unit of coin issued by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] was the gold [[Pagoda (coin)\|Pagoda]] ~~in English~~ or [[Varaha]] of 3.~~4 gr~~. The Varaha was also called the Hon, [[Gadyana]] or a Pon and came in the Ghattivaraha, Doddavaraha and Suddhavaraha coin. In the gold issue the different coins came in Varaha, this is used as a reference for the other coins values. 1 gold Varaha = 2 Pratapas = 4 Katis = 8 Chinna = 4 Haga = 2 Bele. 1 Pana or Varaha equaled 16 tara silver coins, with the 1 Tara to 3 copper Jital. The copper Duggani was equal to 2 copper kani or kakin, 5 Kasu and 10 Ara Kasu There were also other units of silver and copper based on their relationship with the ~~Pagodagold~~.<ref>{{cite web		The standard unit of coin issued by the Vijayanagara Empire was the gold [[Pagoda (coin)\|Pagoda]] or Varaha of 3.4g. The Varaha was also called the Hon, [[Gadyana]] or a Pon and came in the Ghattivaraha, Doddavaraha and Suddhavaraha coin. In the gold issue the different coins came in Varaha, this is used as a reference for the other coins values. 1 gold Varaha = 2 Pratapas = 4 Katis = 8 Chinna = 4 Haga = 2 Bele. 1 Pana or Varaha equaled 16 tara silver coins, with the 1 Tara to 3 copper Jital. The copper Duggani was equal to 2 copper kani or kakin, 5 Kasu and 10 Ara Kasu. There were also other units of silver and copper based on their relationship with the Pagoda.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html		\|url=http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html
	\|title=Vijayanagara coins		\|title=Vijayanagara coins
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	Several gold [[ramatanka]]s (token coins), feature the scene of [[~~God Vishnu~~]]~~'s incoronation~~, were also issued in the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. These coins are now used as objects of worship in ~~the~~ modern Indian homes.<ref>{{cite book \|first=T. \| last=Desikachari \|title=South Indian Coins \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNx31XT747wC&pg=PA76 \|year=1991 \|publisher=Asian Educational Services \|isbn=978-81-206-0155-0 \|page=76 }}</ref>		Several gold [[ramatanka]]s (token coins) which feature the scene of [[Rama\|Rama's]] coronation, were also issued in the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. These coins are now used as objects of worship in modern Indian homes.<ref>{{cite book \|first=T. \| last=Desikachari \|title=South Indian Coins \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNx31XT747wC&pg=PA76 \|year=1991 \|publisher=Asian Educational Services \|isbn=978-81-206-0155-0 \|page=76 }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070909090227/http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html ~~VIJAYANAGARA~~, ~~THE FORGOTTEN EMPIRE~~]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070909090227/http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html Vijayanagara, the forgotten empire]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080425015449/http://www.hampi.in/coinage.htm Vijayanagara Coinage]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080425015449/http://www.hampi.in/coinage.htm Vijayanagara Coinage]
	*[http://www.vijayanagaracoins.com/htm/coinage.htm A website on Vijayanagara coinage by Oruganti Harihariah.]		*[http://www.vijayanagaracoins.com/htm/coinage.htm A website on Vijayanagara coinage by Oruganti Harihariah.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512205251/http://www.vijayanagaracoins.com/htm/coinage.htm \|date=12 May 2007 }}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081024145915/http://www.karsha.org/ListRulers.aspx Coins Issued By Vijayanagara Rulers]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081024145915/http://www.karsha.org/ListRulers.aspx Coins Issued By Vijayanagara Rulers]
	*[~~http~~://coinindia.com/galleries-vijayanagar.html Coins of Vijayanagar]		*[https://coinindia.com/galleries-vijayanagar.html Coins of Vijayanagar]
	{{Historic Indian currency and coinage}}		{{Historic Indian currency and coinage}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayanagara Coinage}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayanagara Coinage}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
[[File:Coins of history Andhra Pradesh (Vijayanagara era).JPG|thumb|Coins of the Vijayanagara Empire on display]]
The '''Vijayanagara Empire''' from 1336–1646, was situated in Southern India and had a complex currency system that was used after the Empire ceased to exist.

The standard unit of coin issued by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] was the gold [[Pagoda (coin)|Pagoda]] in English or [[Varaha]] of 3.4 gr. The Varaha was also called the Hon, [[Gadyana]] or a Pon and came in the Ghattivaraha, Doddavaraha and Suddhavaraha coin. In the gold issue the different coins came in Varaha, this is used as a reference for the other coins values. 1 gold Varaha = 2 Pratapas = 4 Katis = 8 Chinna = 4 Haga = 2 Bele. 1 Pana or Varaha equaled 16 tara silver coins, with the 1 Tara to 3 copper Jital. The copper Duggani was equal to 2 copper kani or kakin, 5 Kasu and 10 Ara Kasu There were also other units of silver and copper based on their relationship with the Pagodagold.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html
|title=Vijayanagara coins
|publisher=Govindraya Prabhu S
|access-date=2007-07-13
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909090227/http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html
|archive-date=9 September 2007
}}</ref>

Several gold [[ramatanka]]s (token coins), feature the scene of [[God Vishnu]]'s incoronation, were also issued in the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. These coins are now used as objects of worship in the modern Indian homes.<ref>{{cite book |first=T. | last=Desikachari |title=South Indian Coins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNx31XT747wC&pg=PA76 |year=1991 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0155-0 |page=76 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070909090227/http://prabhu.50g.com/vijayngr/vij_coinage.html VIJAYANAGARA, THE FORGOTTEN EMPIRE]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080425015449/http://www.hampi.in/coinage.htm Vijayanagara Coinage]
*[http://www.vijayanagaracoins.com/htm/coinage.htm A website on Vijayanagara coinage by Oruganti Harihariah.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081024145915/http://www.karsha.org/ListRulers.aspx Coins Issued By Vijayanagara Rulers]
*[http://coinindia.com/galleries-vijayanagar.html Coins of Vijayanagar]
{{Historic Indian currency and coinage}}

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->Prakhar994 at 13:13, 16 May 2021