gold coins (rupya-suvarna), copper coins (tamrarupa) and lead coins (sisarupa) are mentioned. Rupa means form or shape, example, rupyarupa, rupya - wrought silver, rupa - form. This coinage system continued more or less across the Indian subcontinent well till 20th century.

In the intermediate times there was no fixed monetary system as reported by the Da Tang Xi Yu Ji.

During his reign from 1538/1540 to 1545, Sher Shah Suri of the Sur Empire set

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