Vijayanagar Coins-ugc
1-The Vijayanagar rulers issued gold coins called Varahas or Pagodas. (Varaha because the most common
symbol was the Varaha-the boar incarnation of Vishnu).
2-These help us know that they were Vishnu worshippers.
3-Impressions found on Vijayanagar coins include the bull, elephant and various Hindu deities and the Gandahherunda (a double headed eagle holding an elephant in its beaks and claws). On the reverse they contain the kings name in Nagari or Kannada script. Harihara 1 and Bukka I employed the Hanuman symbol, while Krishnadeva Raya had Venkatesh
and Balkrishna, Achutya Raya used Garuda, while Tirumala maintained the original Varaha. Deva Raya II is described as Gajabentakara.
4-The Varaha was the main coin, of gold with slight copper content. The Perm was half a varaha.
5-The Fanani was one tenth a Perta. All were of gold mixed with alloy, with the Fanam as the most useful.
6-Tar was a silver coin which was a sixth of the Fanam. 7-The Jital was a copper coin worth a third of the Tar.
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