21nov2008

i was in mysore again this tuesday and wednesday and was able to pick up a few coins belonging to the princely states of Travancore, Nizam of Hyderabad and Gwalior. 

2 coins of denomination "oru kaasu" or "one cash" from the period of Bala Rama II minted in 1928. see image here.

1 coin of denomination "half anna" from the period of Jivaji Rao Shindey 

1 coin of denomination "2 pai" from the period of Nizam of Hyderabad minted in 1945 in the honor of King Safwat of Ottoman empire. ref

i was doing some reading on this guy, the Nizam of Hyderabad and was surprised to read that he was the world richest person till 1967! who would have guessed that the land of India had so much wealth in it. see article here.

some food 4 thought. link.