Abstract:
One of the important features of the Hoysala inscriptions from eleventh to fourteenth century is the presence
of a frequent references to monetary transaction as well as land grants. On average at least one fourth of the
Hoysala inscriptions refers to monetary transaction while at least over sixty percent of epigraphs refers to land
grant. While doing so the inscriptions of the former category mention the names of the coins that were in
vogue and occasionally the relative value of the coins that were in a circulation. This helps us in understanding
the coinage and the currency system. The Hoysala inscriptions mention the names of the following coins that
were in circulation during the period. They are gadyana, varaha, nishka, hon or pon, pana, haga, visa, bele and
kani each one of them may be examined in detail as found in the inscriptions.
