Friday, December 29, 2023

1877/൧o൫൨.. One Pagoda Travancore gold coin.


Only in Pagoda set (One and Two) of  Travancore gold coins, where one can note the vernacular usage of Travancore as 'Thiruvithamcode'...'തിരുവിതാംകൊടു'.



And the only series of Gold  coins, where the year is written in English and Malayalam..(1877/൧o൫൨ ).





 

Dot inside digit one of Malayalam year..൧o൫൨ (1052).

Pyramis marking. miniature branding .. A trademark of Bombay Mint. 




1895 Transit Master of Quilon addressed 'Cash Eight' perforated (Perf: 10) post card from Attungal to Quilon.

In the  Princely State of Travancore (1895), the Sircar Transit Master at Quilon (Kollam) was a designated official agent responsible for ma...