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Calcutta sicca rupee

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The Hooghly collector’s March 1773 remittance records revenue collections in sicca rupees. This is a direct accounting observation; grouping it with the later Calcutta sicca remains qualified. [1]

Regulation XXXV required sicca-denominated new contracts and revenue payments, as quoted by the Privy Council. [2]

Sicca obligations passed into Company-rupee accounting: the 1835 Act governs contractual discharge, and the court follows an actual converted rent through the change. The 1838 tender endpoint does not erase statutory exceptions. [3]

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  1. Bengal Revenue Board; William Lushington; University of Exeter critical transcription · Revenue Board Consisting of the Whole Council, 5 February–30 March 1773
  2. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council · Meer Mahomed Hossein v A. J. Forbes (1874)
  3. Governor-General of India in Council · Act XVII of 1835: Gold and Silver Coinage Act; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council · Meer Mahomed Hossein v A. J. Forbes (1874)

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“Calcutta sicca rupee.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V22-CALCUTTA-SICCA.html

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