The Currencies Of The Hindu States Of Rajputana [Hardcover]

About the book:- During the years spent on duty at the Courts of Udaipur and Bikaner, the author devoted his attention to the subject of the coinage in the Native States of Rajputana. The information derived from personal observation, from the study of his unique collection of coins of the Province, from correspondence with brother-officers serving under the Indian Foreign Office, and with many friends among the Princes and the officials at their Courts. It must be evident to those who consider the matter that the subjects of the Native Princes are at present labouring under great disadvantages in regard to the currency question, when compared with the people of India who are living directly under the rule of the Queen-Empress. The amount of local coin circulating in the Rajput States is very large, and is, in most cases, the collection of a century or longer. The composition of the coins in an issue of these States is in most cases variable. This is to be expected, as the pay of the mint officials is poor, and consequently there is a temptation to issue coins of an inferior quality to the authorised standards. In that respect it is an invaluable book for anybody who is a coin collector. It is illustrated with 12 plates of coins and a map showing the mint towns in Rajputana. The coins of 16 Hindu states of Rajputana are described vividly and discussed. About the author:-William Wilfrid Webb was born in 1858. He was the citizens of England and Ireland. He was a retired major of the Indian Medical Service. He was formerly Superintendent of Gaols and Dispensaries for the Meywar and Bikaner States and guardian to the Maharaja of Bikaner. He resided for some years at Netley, and was appointed Curator of the Natural History Museum at the Royal Victoria Hospital, being awarded the Marin Memorial Gold Medal and the Sir Joseph Fayrer's prize for pathology at Netley in 1883. He is the author of books such as-Dictionary of National Biography and Currencies of the Hindu States of Rajputana. Webb also obtained several prizes in his medical training at Aberdeen University and at Charing-cross Hospital. At the University he was a prizeman in anatomy and chemistry, while at the hospital he was a silver medallist in Botany and a prizeman in anatomy, medicine, and surgery. The Title 'The Currencies Of The Hindu States Of Rajputana written/authored/edited by William Wilfrid Webb', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232869 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 183 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-