Skip to content

Panam

From the Sanskrit pana, wealth, and probably corrupted by Europeans to Fanam (q.v.). The name given to certain Travancore gold coins. These vary slightly in value and receive different names, as ? [see chart]


Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
Table: https://archive.org/stream/AJN1916Vols50to50#page/n185/mode/2up/
NNP is 100% non-profit and independent // Your feedback is essential and welcome. // Your feedback is essential and welcome.