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Puvitta Ananthrayan Panam- Ayillyam Thirunal Rani Gouri Laxmi Bayi
| Issuer | Travancore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1811-1841 |
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| Thickness | 1.34 mm |
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| Obverse description | Design derived from the kaliyan fanam tradition of South India. At center, a chankram symbol is depicted within a large crescent. Below the crescent appear the Vishnupadam, the sacred feet of Lord Vishnu, rendered as two curved lines accompanied by ten pellets representing the toes. The overall composition reflects the deeply devotional Hindu iconography characteristic of Travancore coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Gouri Laxmi Bayi ruled Travancore as regent for her adopted son Swathi Thirunal from 1815 until 1829, a period during which the kingdom maintained its subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company. The Panam was the backbone of Travancore's indigenous gold coinage, minted at the Thiruvananthapuram facilities under direct royal authority rather than Company oversight — a distinction that mattered politically to the Travancore court.
The Ayillyam Thirunal designation in the coin's name refers to the birth star of the issuing regent, a naming convention specific to Travancore royal coinage that has no parallel in neighboring princely states.