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Sher Shah issued a coin of silver which was termed the Rupiya. This weighed 178 grains and was the precursor of the modern rupee. It remained largely unchanged till the early 20th Century
rū'pya 10805 rū'pya 'beautiful, bearing a stamp'; 'silver'
rūpa 10803 'form, beauty'
rū'pya 10805 rū'pya 'beautiful, bearing a stamp'; 'silver'
rūpa 10803 'form, beauty'
Sher Shah issued a coin of silver which was termed the Rupiya. This weighed 178 grains and was the precursor of the modern rupee. It remained largely unchanged till the early 20th Century