A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s2.154

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c21.s2.154

And if any one does not know what a *pardao* is, let him know that it is a round gold coin, which coin is not struck anywhere in India except in this kingdom; it bears impressed on it on one side two images and on the other the name of the king who commanded it to be struck; those which this king ordered to be struck have only one image. This coin is current all over India. Each *pardao*, as already said, is worth three hundred and sixty *reis*.

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