Kingdom of Travancore 1 Fanam - Ayillyam Thirunal Rama Varma IV, 1860 – 1861

1 Fanam from Kingdom of Travancore. Issued from 1860 to 1861. Struck in Silver. Measures 13 mm and weighs 1.5 g.

Obverse

'Chuckram' within a large crescent above vishnupadam (feet of Lord Vishnu) that is represented by two curved lines and 10 pellets,for the toes, all within a wreath and a circle of beads

Reverse

Crescent below twelve pellets considered as representing the 12 'Rasi' or the signs of the zodiac. Below that flower stalks with a dot in the middle Legend in Tamil: Date and 'pa ka' (for panam one) surrounds (1036 (malayalam era date), 1 fanam)

Edge

Plain