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Currencies:
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Britain
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Pounds(£)
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Shillings(s)
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Pence (d)
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20 shillings = 1 pound
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12 pence = 1 shilling
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India
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Rupees (R)
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Annas(A)
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Pice (or Pies) (P)
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16 annas = 1 rupee
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4 pice = 1 anna
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Rates of exchange for 1871-72 was:
1 Rupee to 23 1/8 Pence
(Source: B.E. Dadachanji. History of Indian Currency and Exchange, 3rd enlarged ed.
Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co, 1934, p. 15. Quoted in link)
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