| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | One Pagoda |
| Legal | Gold Au.??? |
| Metal XRF | Gold Au.845 |
| Alloy | Ag%Cu 0.79 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 11.2 mm |
| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Weight Legal | 3.406 gms |
| Weight | 3.42 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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Obverse : Siva and Parvati seated, trident and deer in hands; sun and
moon above. Parvati sitting with her left leg stretching forward on
the lap of Siva with his right leg stretched forward.
Reverse : engraved with Name of ruler Sri Krishnaraja.
The Nagari legend divided by two horizontal lines.
When Krishna Raja Wodeyar was installed on the throne post 1799, Dewan Purnaiya, the regent overhauled the currency system. He revived the old Ikkeri design but substituted the name Sri Krishna Raja in the same fashion as the Sadashiva Nayaka's. They came to be known as new Ikkeri.
I find it curious that Siva is depicted in a form which appears to be feminine like that of Parvati.
Krause notes that the Fanam and half Pagoda of this type are recent fabrications.
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 172 Chapter XIII Miscellaneous: VI - Pagodas and Fanams.
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 500dpi.
The BU condition coins were purchased in October 2001 on ebay
from WCNC a leading ANA-dealer in US who guarantees its Authenticity
with no time limit.