Paisa - Gond rulers of Chandrapur Chanda

The Gond kingdom of Chandrapur — known historically as Chanda — operated as a semi-autonomous tributary state under Maratha overlordship through much of the eighteenth century, issuing its own copper coinage as a practical assertion of local administrative authority rather than any formal declaration of independence. The minting of paisa denominations continued even as Nagpur's Bhonsle rulers tightened their grip on Vidarbha.

Chandrapur's copper issues are poorly documented in major Western references, and auction appearances remain infrequent enough that establishing consistent type attribution requires comparison against Indian regional specialist literature rather than standard catalogs.