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Get a glimpse of two Shivaji-era coins
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Friday, January 09th, 2009 AT 10:01 PM
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Two rare ‘hons’, gold coins minted to commemorate the coronation of warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji in June 1674, will be on display at a three-day exhibition being held under the aegis of Pune-based International Collector’s Society of Rare Items (ICSRI).

Billed as part of only seven existing coins of the particular genre, the round shaped hons weigh around 2.8 gm each and are little smaller than a 25 paise coin in size, ICSRI president Shrinivas Bhat told mediapersons. The exhibition will commence at Sonal Hall on Karve Road from Saturday. This would be the first public display of the coins in Pune, he claimed.....

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