where did the first coins circulated in india
Coinage of India The first coins in India were minted around the 6th century BCE by the Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and certainly before the invasion of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. The coins of this period were punch-marked coins called Puranas, Karshapanas or Pana. Several of these coins had a single symbol, for example, Saurashtra had a humped bull, and Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika, others, like Magadha, had several symbols. These coins were made of silver of a standard weight but with an irregular shape. This was gained by cutting up silver bars and then making the correct weight by cutting the edges of the coin.[10]
Coins of the South African pound The South African(ZAR) or Transvaal Republic, the Boer state that in 1902 was to become the Transvaal Colony. The Transvaal issued coins bearing the bust of President Thomas François Burgers in 1874 and from 1892 to 1902 coins denominated as 1, 3 (or a tickey), and 6 pence; 1, 2, 2½, and 5 shillings; and ½ and 1 pond were issued bearing the likeness of President Paul Kruger.[9] The last of these coins were issued in 1900, except for siege 1-pond coins issued in 1902. After Pretoria was occupied by the British several pond coins were minted in Pelgrimsrus using a handmade press that have become known as a veldpond.[10]