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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bgarg, post: 251068, member: 1876&quot;]There are always two sides of a coin....</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact is that Travancore half rupee were minted slightly underweight. The weight of a Travancore half rupee is 5.44 grams while the British half rupee&nbsp; is 5.83 grams. Also a British rupee is 11.66 grams (around 0.8 grams heavier then two Travancore half rupee). This will explain why a british rupee will get 28 and half chuckrams in exchange. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, Travancore half rupees were purposely struck underweight. The coin was legal tender in Travancore state and Maharaja wanted them to circulate in his state only. This was achieved by making them slightly underweight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Ballabh Garg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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