Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of various native gold coins formerly current in southern India, and weighing from 5 to 6 grains; also, the name of various small European silver coins formerly current in India.
- noun Formerly, a money of account in India.
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- noun An obsolete currency used in India. See Wikipedia:Madras fanam for more informaiton.
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Examples
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One display here is the 'fanam' or 8 mm in diameter coins in gold from south India as well as the 21 cm in diameter gold 'mohur' minted during Emperor Jehangir's regime.
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The Carwar factory chief replied that the effects had realized 13,146 rupees 1 fanam and 12 budgerooks; that Harvey had left a will dated the 8th April, 1708, and that therefore nothing had been paid to Mrs. Chown.
The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880
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The principal iron mines are at a place called Padang Luar, where the ore is sold at the rate of half a fanam or forty-eighth part of
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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A measure called a salup, weighing about two pounds, is equal to a fanam or twopence-halfpenny: a balli, another small measure, goes for four keppeng, or three-fifths of a penny.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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If a person takes up money under promise of mengiring at a certain period, should he not perform his agreement he must pay interest for the money at one fanam per dollar per month.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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It is now reduced to one fanam, or fifty per cent per annum, and no person is to receive more, under penalty of fine, according to the circumstances of the case.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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And if you are wondering how they handled the tiny 'fanams', the museum has on display a measuring tray with 500 dents the size of a 'fanam'.
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De legibus naturae, disquisitio philosophica, in qua earum forma, summa capita, ordo ... 1672
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Chinese, Klings, and others for six fanams a catty (a fanam is about three halfpence), by which they realized about seventy dollars more. "
Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 W. D. Bayliss 1869
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