1 Chuckram - Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma

€82,182.00
IssuerTravancore, Kingdom of
Year1860-1880
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Chuckram (1⁄28)
CurrencyRupee (1729-1947)
CompositionSilver
Weight0.37 g
Dimensions7 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#21
Obverse descriptionCrescent with diamond above and two curved lines and ten pellets below (some off flan) . The curved lines and pellets are a depiction of `Vishnupaadam` (feet of Lord Vishnu, a God in Hinduism).
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Obverse lettering
Reverse description12 pellets (some off flan) above a crescent representing the Rasi or the 12 signs of the zodiac. Flowers/sprays below. Travancore was a major center of Black pepper exports from India and there are opinions that the flowers/sprays represent pepper vines. They are more likely lotus flowers associated with the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi
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EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1860-1880)  - -
Catalog ID8360951600
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