Calcutta sicca rupee
Calcutta sicca rupee: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
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Where this money came from
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
The story
The Hooghly collector’s March 1773 remittance records revenue collections in sicca rupees. This is a direct accounting observation; grouping it with the later Calcutta sicca remains qualified. [1]
Regulation XXXV required sicca-denominated new contracts and revenue payments, as quoted by the Privy Council. [2]
Sicca obligations passed into Company-rupee accounting: the 1835 Act governs contractual discharge, and the court follows an actual converted rent through the change. The 1838 tender endpoint does not erase statutory exceptions. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Bengal Revenue Board; William Lushington; University of Exeter critical transcription · Revenue Board Consisting of the Whole Council, 5 February–30 March 1773 C1198 ↗
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council · Meer Mahomed Hossein v A. J. Forbes (1874) C1761 ↗
- Governor-General of India in Council · Act XVII of 1835: Gold and Silver Coinage Act; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council · Meer Mahomed Hossein v A. J. Forbes (1874) C1794 ↗
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“Calcutta sicca rupee.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V22-CALCUTTA-SICCA.html