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Rupee
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A silver coin, the monetary unit of India, whose face value is 2s., but which, owing to the depreciation of silver, is now valued in outside markets at about 1s. 2½d.; a lac of rupees equals 100,000.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rupee'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rupee.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.