11.t Princely State Travancore

CHRONOLOGY OF RULERS OF INDIAN PRINCELY STATES

India Princely State - TRAVANCORE (Kerala)

Obverse : Eight pointed star surrounds Sankha (conch Shell) at center. 
Reverse: Text Malayalam legend "Oru Kasu" - 2 lines 2+3 characters

Issued by : Bala Rama Varma II
Year : ME1101-1126/1924-1949AD
Obv. : Thick
Rev. : In malayalam 'Oru Kasu'
Thickness : Machine Struck.
Metal : Copper

Type	Struck
Diameter	10.8 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Weight	0.65 gms
Shape	Round
Edge	plain
Die Axis	0°

Mint Details : Birmingham,London


A bit of history about Tranvancore:

• Tranvancore is a state located in extreme South west of India. A mint was established in ME965/17891790AD
• This state has a lengthy history before been annexd by the Vijayanagar kingdom. With Vijayanagar’s defeat at the battle of Talikota in 1565,Tranvancore passed under Muslim control until the late eighteenth century when it was merged as a state in its own right under Raja Martanda Varma. This Raja Varma allied with the British to protect against the Muslim dynasty of Mysore. In 1795 the Raja officially accepted a subsidiary alliance with the East India Company and remained under British influence until India’s independence.
• The reign of rulers of Travancore were:
• Bala Rama Varma I (ME973-986/1798-1810AD)
• Rani Parvahi Bai, regent (ME990-1004/1815-1829AD)
• Rama Varma III(ME1004-1022/1829-1847AD)
• Martanda Varma II(ME1022-1035/1847-1860AD)
• Rama Varma IV(ME1035-1055/1860-1880AD)
• Rama Varma V(ME1057-1062/1880-1885AD)
• Rama Varma VI(ME1062-1101/1885-1924AD)
• Bala Rama Varma II(ME1101-1126/1924-1949AD)

The monetary system used was:

• 16 Cash(Kasu)= 1 Chuckram
• 4 Chuckram=1 Fanam
• 2 Fanams=1 Anantaraya
• 7 Fanams= 1 Rupee
• 52 1/2 Fanam=1 Pagoda

Link: http://coins.lakdiva.org/travancore/rama_varma_vi_1cash_cu.html