The earliest coins of the Pandyan Kingdom were copper squares and were struck with a die.
These rectangular coins of the early Pandyans also featured the Nandi bull and contain Chakrams.
This symbol but with the outer lines somewhat shorter than the inner is used by certain Tamils in the Anuradhapura District as a brand-mark for cattle; a variant with the outer lines continued beyond the apex in the form of a loop or of a pair of pincers occurs in the Northern Province and represents a makara.
The symbol or brandmark on the coin being a conventional fish, the well-known Pandyans badge.
Upon the revival of the Kingdom in the 7th-10th centuries, the predominant image was one or two fish, and the Pandyan bull.