1 Chuckram - Ayilyam Thirunal Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bayi

Issuer Travancore, Kingdom of
Year 1811-1901
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Chuckram (1⁄28)
Currency Rupee (1729-1947)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.38 g
Diameter 6.38 mm
Thickness 1.67 mm
Shape Round
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Reference(s) KM#C8
Obverse description Crescent 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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Reverse description 12 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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Edge Plain
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Mintage ND (1811-1901) - -
Numisquare ID 9907602090
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