Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting
Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting: a historical unit of account.
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- Introduction and ending not established
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The story
Hunter, quoted by Thomas, reports that Orissa public accounts were kept in cowries in 1803. Admit a local account rather than treating shells solely as payment objects. [1]
Sources and evidence
- Edward Thomas, quoting W. W. Hunter · The Initial Coinage of Bengal, Part II, JRAS6.2 (1873) C2047 ↗
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“Odisha / Orissa cowrie accounting.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V37-ODISHA-COWRIE.html