Travancore Silver (velli) Chuckram - Poovitta chuckram
Chuckram(Not visible) within a large crescent above vishnupadam that is represented by two curved lines and 10 pellets for the toes.
Twelve pellets within a curve considered as the 12 rasi or zodiacal signs. Lines and pellets below. Flowers on both sides.
Travancore one silver dump chuckram. Also called as poovitta chuckram(പൂവിട്ട ചക്രം) which means flowered chuckram and velli chuckram(വെള്ളി ചക്രം) which means silver chuckram. Issued by Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bai (1811 - 1815). These have the flowers which were not present in the initial issue by Anizham Tirunal Marthanda Varma.
Weight: 0.39g
Diameter: 7mm
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