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4 Cash - Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma II
| Issuer | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1849-1860 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1729-1947) |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of Sri Krishna as a child, standing facing and holding balls of butter in both raised hands, rendered in stylised relief. The figure is set within a beaded inner circle, with the Malayalam numeral for four (௪) inscribed below, denoting the face value. The overall design reflects the devotional iconographic tradition prevalent in Travancore coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central Sudarshana Chakra rendered as a six-pointed star (hexagram) formed by two interlocking triangles, with a raised central boss at the intersection point. The star is enclosed within a plain inner circle, itself surrounded by an ornate border of radiating flame-like or lotus-petal motifs, all contained within an outer beaded circle. The Sudarshana Chakra, the sacred discus of Vishnu, served as the principal dynastic emblem of the Travancore rulers and appears prominently on virtually all coinage of the state. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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