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Tara - Bukka Raya I
| Issuer | Vijayanagara, Empire of |
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| Year | 1356-1377 |
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| Weight | 0.07 g |
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| Reverse script | Kannada |
| Reverse lettering | ಬು |
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Bukka Raya I consolidated Vijayanagara's hold over the Deccan during a period of sustained conflict with the Bahmani Sultanate, and his silver issues reflect a monetized economy operating at genuinely minute denominations. At 0.07 g, this piece sits at the extreme lower end of functional coinage — a fraction so small it challenges modern handling, yet clearly intentional within a tariff system that required precise small-change equivalents for market transactions.