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Tankshal

Mint (Tankshal)

Located near the Gahdiyali Pol, the Tank Shaal(Mint) was commissioned during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad I on the orders of his brother Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad. The building made for the mint consisted of huge chimney, melting furnaces, and water ponds used in the making the coins. The coins minted here are known as the Babashahi coins. The coins were…

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