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Anna is derived from the Sanskrit अन्न, meaning "food". There was a coin of one anna, and also half-anna coins of copper and two-anna pieces of silver. [2] With the rupee having been valued to 1s 6d [3] and weighing 180 grains as a 916.66 fine silver coin, [4] the anna was equivalent to 9/8 d (one penny and half a farthing). Hence the 2 ...
1835 East India Company quarter anna, part of the unified coinage introduced that year 1840 East India Company rupee. It was minted in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The English East India Company was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I which allowed trade monopoly with eastern countries including Sumatra, Java, and India.
The denominations in circulation were 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 (naya) paisa and one rupee. Since rupees retained their pre-decimal value, pre-decimal coins of one, half and quarter rupees remained in circulation after decimalisation. With effect from 30 September 1968, all anna coins and British Indian (pre-decimalisation) rupee coins minted ...
The first Chinese American film star in Hollywood is just one of the trailblazers featured in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program. ... The coin honoring the pioneering Anna May Wong ...
Part of the US Mint's American Women Quarters Program. Early Film Star Anna May Wong Becomes First Asian American on US Currency Wren Graves
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