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150 silver coins of the British era found in Jharkhand

150 silver coins of the British era found in Jharkhand

Aug 04, 2018
12:00 pm

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Altogether 150 silver coins of the British era have been recovered while digging the earth of the courtyard of a house at Oreya village in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. An earthen pot, containing the coins, was buried in the courtyard. One Tulsi Sao, who is staying on rent in the house, found the coins on July 25. On being informed, police seized the coins.

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State Archaeological Department has been informed about the recovery

The State Archaeological Department has been informed about the recovery. The Department has also been informed about the recovery of 41 coins of the Mughal period from the Pandeywara village of Keredari block two weeks ago, the SDO (Hazaribagh Sadar) Aditya Ranjan said.