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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    40 sers = 1 maund (= 34 kg 8 hg 3 dag 5g 9 dg 2.6 cg /34.835926 kilograms) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [3]

  3. Pagoda (coin) - Wikipedia

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    French East India Company-issued "Gold Pagoda" for Southern India trade, cast in Pondicherry 1705–1780.. The pagoda, also called the hoon, [1] was a unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half-gold minted by Indian dynasties as well as the British, the French and the Dutch.

  4. Mughal currency - Wikipedia

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    Gold mohur of Akbar. Mughal currency was coinage produced and used within the Mughal empire.. Despite India having significant gold reserves, the Mughal coins were produced primarily from imported bullion, as a result of the empire's strong export-driven economy, with global demand for Indian agricultural and industrial products drawing a steady stream of precious metals into India.

  5. Vijayanagara coinage - Wikipedia

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    The standard unit of coin issued by the Vijayanagara Empire was the gold Pagoda in English or Varaha of 3.4 gr. The Varaha was also called the Hon, Gadyana or a Pon and came in the Ghattivaraha, Doddavaraha and Suddhavaraha coin. In the gold issue the different coins came in Varaha, this is used as a reference for the other coins values. 1 gold ...

  6. File:Gold Spot Price per Gram from Jan 1971 to Jan 2012.svg

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    English: This chart shows the nominal price of gold along with the price in 1971 and 2011 dollars (adjusted based on the consumer price index). The historical gold price was obtained from www.igolder.com; CPI was obtained from www.rateinflation.com.

  7. Mohur - Wikipedia

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    Gold mohurs issued by the Mughal Empire, the British East India Company or the British Crown are valuable collector items and sell in auctions for high prices. The double mohur (minted between 1835 and 1918) with a value of 30 rupees is the highest denomination circulating coin issued till date.

  8. Sovereign Gold Bond - Wikipedia

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    Sovereign Gold Bond, abbreviated as SGB, is a government security issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of the Government of India. It is denominated in grams of gold and is linked to the price of gold in India. It is also an interest-bearing bonds, carrying an interest of 2.5% p.a. paid in two installments in a year. [1] [2]

  9. Coins of British India - Wikipedia

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    4 annas (1 ⁄ 4 rupee) 1 ⁄ 4 rupee; 8 annas (1 ⁄ 2 rupee) 1 ⁄ 2 rupee; One rupee; 5 rupees (1 ⁄ 3 mohur) 10 rupees (2 ⁄ 3 mohur) 15 rupees ; 30 rupees (2 mohur) British gold sovereign, as an emergency war issue, in 1918. There are many rare coins of this period which interests coin collectors.