CONTENTS: Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. The Gold Fanams found in Maski Excavations, 2. Symbols Found on Gold Fanams Discovered in Maski Excavations and their Significance, 3. Who Issued Fanams for the first Time in the Country?, 4. Fanam Hoards in the State Museum at Hyderabad, 5. Fanams with (a) Legends (b) Animal Symbols and (c) Miscellaneous: Unknown Fanams, (a) Legends: * Mughal, * Fanams issued by Muslim rulers from Mysore, (b) Fanams with Animal Symbols, * Viraraya Fanams (Lion and Varah), * Kakatiya Fanams, * Paramara Fanams with Shivlingh Mark, * Eastern Ganga Fanams, * Hoysala Fanams, * Western Ganga Fanam, * Unknown Lion type of Fanams, (c) Miscellaneous Unknown Fanams, Epilogue, References.