Travancore Rupee

Its creation was probably intended for the increased trading with British India and the high-value transactions therein.

The Travancore Rupee was the highest denomination of currency issued for general circulation.

Issues of the Travancore Rupee often had the names or insignia of the reigning monarch in English.

The reverse features inscriptions in the native language of Malayalam as well as the royal insignia of Travancore.

We can see these sub-divisions in the following table - As of the early 1900s, silver coins were issued in the denominations of Rupee and Chakrams.