PAISA, DAMADI, TANKA

The coins made by Sher Shah were called ‘dam’. Akbar also made similar coins of copper. These coins were known as ‘paisa’ or ‘falus’. Similarly ‘nisfi’ (half a Dam) ‘Damar’ (quarter ‘Dam’) and ‘damari’ (one eighth of ‘Dam’) were the coins in circulation at that time. The coins known as ‘paisa’ and ‘damari’ (‘damadi’) were in circulation for a long period. These names are also found in literature. Akbar had introduced copper coins known as ‘tanka’. On them words ‘Tanka Akbar Shahi Delhi,’ are found.