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An Anna (Hindustani आना ānā) was a currency unit formerly used in India, equal to 1/16 rupee. It was subdivided into 4 Paise or 12 Pies (thus there were 64 paise in a rupee and 192 pies). The term belonged to the Muslim monetary system. The Anna is not commonly used since India decimalised its ... |
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Lira (Pound) is the name of the monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Vatican City (replaced in 2002 with the euro). The term originates from the value of a Troy pound (Latin libra) of high purity silver, and as such is a dire ... |
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Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, reigning from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. While Nicholas II did not personally issue copper coins, his reign saw the issuance of various copper coins in the Russian Empire’s currency system. These coins bore his li ... |