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Travancore Sirkar rupee

Travancore Sirkar rupee: a historical unit of account.

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Sirkar accounts were kept in rupees, fanams and cash; Travancore fanam was then nominal. Grouping the earlier and later local account observations is qualified. [1]

Sirkarrupee described as monetary unit with quarter/seventh subdivisions despite never having been minted as a fullrupee. Grouping the earlier and later local account observations is qualified. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Charles Allen Lawson · Charles Allen Lawson, British and Native Cochin, secondedition 1861 C1390 ↗
  2. United States Department of Commerce · Monetary Use of Silver in 1933 C1391 ↗

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“Travancore Sirkar rupee.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V26-TRAVANCORE-SIRKAR.html

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