Mysuru :

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Currency and Coinage Division), New Delhi, has nominated Star of Mysore columnist Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy (AVN), former Head, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Mysore, as a member of its newly-constituted Advisory Committee.

The Committee will advise the government on various matters including the shape, size, weight, metal, face value of the money, cost of production of the coins, etc.

Prof. AVN is an expert in ancient Indian coinage and has written many books on the subject. He was the Chairman of the Numismatic Society of India (Varanasi) and General Secretary of South Indian Numismatic Society (Chennai) and has been honoured with many awards for his contribution to Indian coinage.

Currently the Chairman of BVB, Mysuru, Prof. AVN was recently honoured with the title Karnataka Puratatva Ratna by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday – September 15th, 2015