Sikh rupee
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The Sikh rupee was the principal monetary unit used in the Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, featuring distinctive inscriptions and designs reflecting Sikh sovereignty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikh Empire coinage | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| authority | Khalsa Sarkar ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | demonetized ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Sikh copper paisa
ⓘ
Sikh gold mohur ⓘ |
| denominationStandard | based on Mughal rupee weight standard ⓘ |
| denominationType | rupee ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Indian historical currencies
ⓘ
Sikh rupee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh Empire coinage
|
| hasFeature |
absence of human portraits
ⓘ
distinctive mint marks ⓘ legends invoking Waheguru ⓘ religious symbols ⓘ |
| hasInscriptions |
Sikh political legends
ⓘ
Sikh religious legends ⓘ |
| hasScriptOnCoin |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| issuedUnder |
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
ⓘ
successor rulers of Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Amritsar Mint
Kashmir Mint ⓘ Lahore Mint ⓘ Multan Mint ⓘ Peshawar Mint ⓘ |
| monetarySystemType | bimetallic system ⓘ |
| nowUsedAs | collector item ⓘ |
| politicalRole | symbol of Sikh state authority ⓘ |
| principalMonetaryUnitOf | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| reflects |
Sikh religious identity
ⓘ
Sikh sovereignty ⓘ |
| religiousRole | expression of Sikh faith on coinage ⓘ |
| replacedAfterEvent | annexation of Sikh Empire by British ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Indian rupee
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian rupee
|
| studiedInField | numismatics ⓘ |
| timeOfReplacement | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| usedDuringCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative payments
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
Punjab ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sikh Empire coinage