Summary

20 Cash coin issued by Maharaja Sir Mummadi Krishnaraja III Wodeyar in the Mysore Princely State, India
Hammered copper coinage struck at the Bangalore mint in 1839 AD

Obverse Description

Crude lion advancing to left, right paw raised, head facing (sometimes called a Sardula Lion); above, legend (Sri chamundi); below, 1839

Reverse Description

At centre a legend in Persian characters (Krishna, struck at Mysore) around, (Mayili Kasu 20) MEILEE XX CASH

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Although the reverse of the coin states that it was struck at the Mysore mint, that mint had been transferred to Bangalore in 1833 (Major R.P. Jackson "Coin Collecting in Mysore", BNJ, 1908, p.338). Krause, p.656, gives "Type VI Obv. Lion, date below. Struck at the Bangalore subsiduary mint" but does not follow this in the description of this type (KM#C.193.1).

More Information

  • Collection Names

    McArthur Bequest

  • Collecting Areas

    Numismatics & Philately

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976

  • Date Issued

    1839 AD

  • Issued By

    Sir Mummadi K. Wodeyar III, Mysore, India, 1839

  • Previous Collection

  • Series

    Princely States

  • Material

    Copper

  • Axis

    11

  • Classification

    Coins, India - mysore, Working strikes

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Numismatics

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Dimensions

    20 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.98 g (Weight)

  • Shape

    Round

  • References

    C#193.1
    [Thesis] Lugton, Mary E. 1989. George McArthur of Maldon: his Life and his Book Collection.
    [Catalogue] Morrison, Ian. 2003. The Baker of Maldon.
    [Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900., 657 Pages
    [Article] Jackson, R. P. 1909. Coin Collecting in Mysore. BNJ. 287-340.