NUMISMATIC DICTIONARY

Anna -  A copper coin of India, the sixteenth part of a Rupee. It is sub divided into four Pice or twelve Pies. It is referred to early in the eighteenth century by A. Hamilton, in A New Account of the East Indies 1727, who states that "In Bengal their accounts are kept in Pice, twelve to an Annoe, sixteen Annoes to a Rupee.

Billon - Base metal usually obtained by mixing silver and copper.  In reality it may contain more than 50% copper.  If the proportion of copper is more than 75%, then such metal is called as Black billon.

Cash - The English word for Indian words Kas or Kasu. The word cash is used on the copper coins of Mysore state. The word Kasu derived from "Karsapanam" a currency used by Mahajanapadas in 6th century BC.

Cent - It is the name of copper coins of  the United states of America, and equal to one hundredth part of Dollar. The word was first used on Washington Cent of 1783.

Centavo - A copper coin of Mexico, Central America and many countries of South America. It is almost uniformly the one hundredth of Peso.

Centime - A Copper coin, the one hundredth of the Franc. It is used in France and France colonies.

Centimo - A spanish equivalent of Centime. In Spain its one hundredth of Peseta and before 1871 it was one hundredth of Esendo.

Chakram or Chukram - A silver coin of Travancore state issued in eighteenth century and later.The Chukram is equal to 16 copper Kas and is fourth part of Fanam.

Dime - A coin of the United states, the tenth part of Dollar. The word derived from french.

Dinar - A money used in modern Persia. The name derived from Roman Denarius.

Dinglo - A Copper coin of Kutch and Kathiawar with Value of one sixteenth of Kori. The term Dinglo means "something fat" or "fattest coin"

Duddu - Also known by name Dudu, Doudu and Tuttu. A copper coin of Southern india, the value of which varied according to the locality.

Falus or Faluce - A copper coin of Madras issued early in eighteenth century and of the value twenty cash or Kas

Fanam - A name given to both gold and silver coins which are common in south india. Gold fanam is a minute coin circulated in Travancore and on the Malabar coast. Silver fanam probably originated at the Bombay mint in the 17th century. In the coinage of early India the fanam was a gold coin weighing over five grains and equal to tenth part of the Pagoda.

Karshapana - The name of both Copper and Silver denomination in the coinage of Ancient India.

Kasu - Kannada word for Cash, Its used in Mysore state.

Kori - The standard currency of Kutch, It is a small silver coin of the average value of 4 Annas or one fourth of Rupee.

Mohur - A gold coin of India. It was introduced during Moghul in the sixteenth century. The name is from Arabic 

1 Mohur = 3 Fanams

               = 15 Rupees

               = 240 Annas

               = 1500 Pice

Pagoda - A name given to both Gold and Silver coin in Madras and many parts of Southern India. The Tamil name for Pagoda is Varaha. The modern Pagoda can be traced to the early part of seventeenth century and varieties are The Lakshmi, The Swami, The star etc. The divisions of Pagodas are usually computed as follows:

20 Kas = 1 Fels

4 Falus = 1 Fanam

42 Fanams = 1 Pagoda

Pavali - Silver coin (1877) of value of one quarter of Rupee was circulated in Mysore.

Pice - Coin was mentioned in Bombay during seventeenth century. It was generally accepted as equal to fourth part of Fanam and 100 pice equal to one Rupee.

Rupee - Also Called Rupih or Roupie. 16 annas and 100 pice equal to one Rupee.

Tanga - Silver or Copper coin of the Portugeese India, struck principally at Goa with a value of 60 Reis.  It appears to have been issued early in 17th century.