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Madras Mint – Early Coinages – Gold, Star Pagoda 1740 to 1806

Half a standing figure with dots on each side.	A Star surrounded by dotted circles.

Actual Weight (g)

3.32-3.40

Actual Diameter (mm)

10.0-12.7

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.11	√ 13.	9	A	I	Ste		S
1.12	√ 14.	-	A	II	Ste	Ref: Wiggins.	S
-	√ 15.	10	B	I	Ste	Forged 'star' Pagoda in brass.	NR
1.13	√ 15c.	-	C	I	HC	Ref: Hemanth Chopra Full figure on obverse. Small star on reverse looks very different from usual. Perhaps a local copy?	NR

Obverse Varieties

Design

The design may vary. Normally there is only part of the figure of Vishnu visible. Rarely there is the whole figure visible. Forgeries have all sorts of crude figures.

	A	B	C
Design	Normal	Crude figure and many dots each side - Forgery	Full figure

Reverse Varieties

Star within

The star is normally held within a circle of dots. Sometimes the dots are arranged in the shape of a pentagon rather than a circle

	I	II
Star within	Circle	Pentagon