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| Emittent | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Jahr | 1901-1910 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Central field displays the royal cypher of Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI as an interlaced monogram, enclosed within an inner beaded circular border. The legend CASH EIGHT arcs along the upper periphery in Latin capitals, while the Malayalam equivalent കാശു എട്ട് is inscribed along the lower periphery, all contained within an outer beaded border. Two six-pointed rosette or star ornaments flank the monogram at the mid-field on either side, and the issuer's initials RV appear within the legend. The overall design is clean and well-centered, with the bilingual denomination legend providing clear identification of the coin's value. |
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| Reverslegende | CASH EIGHT കാശു എട്ട് RV |
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Moolam Thirunal's reign saw Travancore functioning as one of British India's most administratively sophisticated princely states, with its own postal system, university, and census infrastructure — yet the kingdom retained the right to strike copper coinage, one of the few monetary privileges the British residency left largely untouched. The 8 Cash denomination sat at the workhorse level of local commerce, absorbed almost entirely by the bazaar economy of the Malabar coast.
KM#42 was struck at the Travancore state mint in Thiruvananthapuram, which operated with a degree of independence unusual among princely mints of the period.