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1/2 Rupee - Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI
| Issuer | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1909-1932 |
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| Composition | Silver (.950) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the sacred conch shell (Shankha) of Travancore, a prominent royal dynastic symbol, surmounted by a small crown and flanked on either side by two elegant sprays of laurel or floral branches, with small six-pointed stars at the lower flanks. The surrounding legend in Malayalam script reads 'തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര് അര രൂപാ' (Travancore Half Rupee), arranged around the periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. The overall composition is executed in a refined milled style characteristic of late 19th and early 20th century Indian princely state coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര് അര രൂപാ (Translation: Travancore Half Rupee) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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