These coins were found in Sonepur and brought to the Odisha State Museum from Bolangir Treasury during 1950. These coins are 27 in number and they belong to the Yadava rulers who were ruling at Devgiri from C. 1210 A.D. to C. 1309 A.D.

They are cup-shaped in appearance. One side is concave and the other is convex. The obverse side is always stamped with the legend and the auspicious emblems. The reverse side is completely blank. The centre of the coin is always punched with an eight petalled lotus and on its four cardinal points are Sankha and Chakra; the name of the issuer and lastly a Telugu Kannada `Sai. These coins are neither drilled nor clipped and therefore, look beautiful in appearance. The emblems of Chakra, Padma and Samkha punched on the coins indicate that the Yadava rulers were Vaishnavas.

These coins are weighing 57 grams each in average with a diameter varrying between 6" to 8". They are made of pure gold.