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Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting
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Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting
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Hunter, quoted by Thomas, reports that Orissa public accounts were kept in cowries in 1803. Admit a local account rather than treating shells solely as payment objects. [1]
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“Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V37-ODISHA-COWRIE.html