Mohur

The mohur (from Persian muhr "seal"; Nepalese मोहर Mohar ) was an Indian gold coin. It was in 1562 under the Mughal Emperor Akbar ( 1556-1605 ) introduced and coined until the 19th century. Other Indian states took over the mohur. Due to the varying weight of fine it was evaluated in the course of time are different. Since the reign of Aurangzeb (1658-1707), a mohur corresponded to 16 silver rupees. The British East India Company put its value in 1834 as 15 rupees. The last time coined British India in 1891 a mohur with a Total weight of 11,664 grams and a fine weight of 10,692 grams on behalf of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India Victoria. The last issue ever made ​​in Rajput princely state of Jodhpur under Hanwant Singh ( 1947-1952 ).

In Nepal, the Mohar ran around, from around 1640 initially as a silver coin weighing 5.64 grams, later as a gold coin he held until 1932 by the Nepalese Rupee ( 1 Rupee = 2 Mohar ) was replaced.

• Gold coin
• Historical Currency Unit ( Asia)