Administrative System of the Marathas c11.s4.10

c11.s4.10

Shivaji had his mint at Raigad. His first coins were not probably issued before 1674. A large number of copper coins were issued, and no less than 25,000 of these were collected and examined by the Rev. Mr. Abbott.⁴³ But very few gold coins of Shivaji are known to-day, probably because only a few were struck.