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1 Fanam - Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI
| Issuer | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1901-1911 |
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| Thickness | 1.08 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device featuring a Shanku (sacred conch shell) rendered within a plain circle, flanked on either side by decorative foliate sprays. The conch shell, a traditional symbol of the Travancore royal house, is depicted in fine relief. Die variations are known to exist for this type. The overall design reflects the indigenous artistic conventions of the Travancore mint. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the royal cypher 'RV' (for Rama Varma) enclosed within a beaded circle, with the denomination inscribed in both English and Malayalam script. The legend reads 'ONE FANAM' in English and 'പണം ഒന്നു' in Malayalam, distributed around the central monogram in a balanced arrangement typical of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Travancore coinage. |
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Travancore maintained its own coinage well into the twentieth century, one of the few Indian princely states with both the administrative infrastructure and the political autonomy to do so under British paramountcy. Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI ruled from 1885 until his death in 1924, and his reign coincided with significant administrative modernization in the state — including reforms to the Travancore treasury that affected coin production schedules at the state mint in Trivandrum.
The fanam itself is an ancient denomination with roots stretching back centuries across South India, long predating British influence in the region.