When you look for information about different events that occurred in Indian history, hundreds of websites and information portals would come up in search results. It is sometimes very difficult to verify the source of this information. However, that is not the case when it comes to an Indian coin. The inscriptions and symbols featured on coins of India will remain unchanged for eternity. Some of them even depict the year of issue and name of ruler. The facts presented on a coin in India are always reliable, which is why numismatics is definitely a more reliable approach to understand history. Coins in India can be mainly classified based on the era in which they were issued. Ancient janapadas like Gandhara Japanada started issuing coins of India from 600 BC and are sometimes considered to be among the earliest coins of the world. If you have a coin of India that was issued by any of these janapadas, you should consider yourself to be very lucky. Coming to the medieval times, certain beautiful and rare coins of Akbar, Jahangir and Shivaji are auctioned all over the world for impressive amounts. Some of the wonderful coins from the Mughal Empire featured Persian couplets and interesting symbols of sun signs as well!
Then came the era of colonisation, when various European powers such as the Dutch, French, English, Portugal and Danish started issuing different kinds of coins in India for trade. After the revolt of 1857, India was officially declared as the colony of England and the Government started issuing Indian coins featuring portraits of English Kings and Queens. The very first Indian coin issued after independence bore the denomination 1 rupee and was struck in the year 1950. The decimal system was adopted for Indian coinage in the year 1957. From the very first coins in India issued by Gandhara Janapada, to the latest 10 rupees coins of India, there are thousands of varieties that can be explored as a collector. Every coin in India will give a different insight about our rich history, culture and traditions. So, just go out there and start collecting interesting coins of India and gain as much knowledge as you can about our glorious country!
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