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1 Pagoda - Achyutaraya
| Issuer | Vijayanagara, Empire of |
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| Year | 1530-1542 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central device of the Gandabherunda, the mythical two-headed eagle emblem of the Vijayanagara empire, depicted with both heads grasping an elephant in each beak and additional elephants clutched in its talons, rendered in bold relief in the characteristic South Indian hammered style. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse bears a two-line Devanagari inscription arranged horizontally across the coin field, reading 'Sri Pratapa Achyuta Raya', the royal epithet and name of the reigning emperor Achyutaraya, struck in bold relief with characteristic irregular flan edges typical of Vijayanagara hammered gold coinage. |
| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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