Krishnaraja Wodeyar III Coin
Details
The Context
Description
Details
Title: Coin
Period/Date: 18th-19th Century CE
Dynasty/Style: Wodeyar dynasty
Provenance: Unknown
Medium: Copper coin
Dimensions(mm): Di. 21
Weight: 8.3 gm
Credit Line: Dr. V.V. Subba Reddy, Guntur
Accession Number: PIF00CN49
The Context
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was the twenty-second Maharaja of Mysore. He ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years (1799-1868 CE).
Description
The coin bears ‘Shri Chamundi in Kannada’ at the top, with the sun and moon between the ‘Sri Sardula’ lion advancing to the left in the middle and the date at the bottom on the obverse of the coin. The reverse ‘Krishna’ in Kannada, followed by ‘Struck in Mysore’ in Persian at the centre, surrounded by ‘MEILEE XX CASH’ in English and Kannada.
