mohur

mohur
/moh"heuhr/, n.
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
[1690-1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Pers: seal, gold coin; akin to Skt mudra]

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