Time Period: 1730-1845

Timeline

• 1620-1845
• Operations of the Tranquebar mint:
  - Production of crude subsidiary coins to the Pagoda currency denominated in Fanam (silver) and Cash (copper).
• around 1818
• Switch to the Madras Rupee standard (Rupee / 8 Fanam / 80 Cash):
  - Rating of Danish coins at 1 Danish Thaler (Species) = 2¼ Madras Rupees.