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8 Cash - Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI
| Issuer | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1906-1935 |
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| Value | 8 Cash (1⁄56) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a conch shell (shanku), a sacred Hindu symbol and emblem of the Kingdom of Travancore, depicted upright within a plain inner circle. The conch is flanked on either side by decorative foliate sprays. The entire central motif is enclosed within a beaded or dotted border ring, creating a clean, heraldic composition typical of late 19th- to early 20th-century Indian princely state coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the royal cypher 'RV' (for Rama Varma) prominently within a central beaded circle, rendered in a bold serif style. Outside the beaded border, the denomination is inscribed in two languages: the English legend 'EIGHT CASH' appears alongside the Malayalam legend 'എട്ട് കാശ്' (Ettu Kashu), encircling the central device. The layout reflects the bilingual administrative character of Travancore coinage during the reign of Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI. |
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Travancore maintained its own currency system well into the twentieth century, a function of the subsidiary alliance arrangements that left internal administration — including coinage — largely in the hands of the ruling family. Moolam Thirunal's reign from 1885 to 1924 was followed by a regency period, which accounts for the extended date range on this type; the dies and issuing authority continued under the same royal name through administrative continuity rather than a single ruler's tenure.
The cash denominations of Travancore were struck at the state mint in Trivandrum, one of the few princely states operating its own functioning mint through the early decades of British paramountcy.