Indian Epigraphy c10.s5.8
Indian Epigraphy c10.s5.8
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¹ For the preservation of copper plates in paddy-husk, see also *Ep. Ind.*, Vol. XXVII, p. 268 and note 2. The interment of copper-plate grants may be compared to that of coins. In the pre-British days, life and property were generally insecure and hiding one's valuables under the earth was a common practice because there were no banks of the modern type.