New Currency Addition

Sir,

Kindly add new currency “Hali Sicca” issued by The Hyderabad Philatelic & Hobbies Society as a tribute to Hyderabad State in the form of issuance of a Souvenir Note bearing the above mentioned Currency.

This “Hali Sicca” used to circulate in Hyderabad Princely State coins in the 19th Century and is a tribute to that erstwhile currency in the form of a Souvenir Note.

Thanks & Regards,

Shabbir Khambaty

+91 8801098435

Hello,

do you have links for examples?

Not my field at all, however, a search revealed this on the Reserve Bank of India's website, which might clarify the nature of the Hali Sicca:

https://www.rbi.org.in/commonman/English/Currency/Scripts/PreColonial.aspx

Bump about our need for links or examples :-)

Dear Admin,

Hibernia has very rightly shared the link of “Reserve Bank of India” which in the Hyderabad section mentions “Hali Sicca” terminology for the currency that used to circulate in the Princely State of Hyderabad.

Hence, kindly approve this currency terminology.

Thanks & Regards,

Shabbir Khambaty

+91 8801098435

But the page says that term Hali Sicca means “new coins”.

Hali Sicca was a word introduced for Hyderabad Currency in the 19th Century to distinguish it from the earlier currency circulating in the State of Hyderabad. And as rightly pointed out by you, “Hali Sicca” literally translates into “New Currency” or “Currency in current use”.

In the 20th Century, "Hali Sicca" term was replaced by "Osmania Sicca".

Now, this Souvenir Note being issued by “The Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society”, decided to use H.S. to denote “Hali Sicca” currency  as a tribute to the erstwhile Princely State of Hyderabad.

Hence, kindly approve this terminology so it can be correctly clubbed with the Hyderabad Souvenir Note that has already been uploaded to Numista website.  But as “Hali Sicca” terminology is not currently available, the default currency the website took is “INR”.

Thus, please approve this so I can correctly modify the page of the Hyderabad Souvenir Note. The link to the page is here:

N#391908

Thanks & Regards,

shabzimandi

Hibernia

Not my field at all, however, a search revealed this on the Reserve Bank of India's website, which might clarify the nature of the Hali Sicca:

https://www.rbi.org.in/commonman/English/Currency/Scripts/PreColonial.aspx

 

Reading the link from Hibernia (thank you!), it is not clear to me that this is a new currency or just a new set of coins … Like when medieval issuers struck a new series of coins, and wrote “MONETA NOVA" on them, but they were still within the same currency system, usually just struck to new specifications (weight, purity, etc.).

Added… In the two links below, Album refers to a “rare transitional series in circulation 1303-1305” (I suppose this is 1886-1888?).  This fits the time frame of the Hali Sicca mentioned on the website cited by Hibernia (some time between 1858 and 1903).  

These coins are denominated in annas, which seems like they would still be in the rupee currency system, (i.e., not a new currency).   

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12114685

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12114686

In this link:  https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1691023 there is a gold ashrafi with the name of Asaf Jah.  Use of this name on the Hali Sicca coins was mention in the link in hibernia's post.

So we have three types struck 1303-1304, one of which is definitely linked to the Hali Sicca types, the other two also likely.  

Album also cites a journal article which may shed some additional light.  Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular, Volumes 65-66, 1957. Maybe can be accessed digitally?

To me, the evidence is that these are probably the coins being discussed, and a new currency is not needed, so I have downvoted. 

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How can I introduce photos and new coins, banknotes and medals that do not appear on the Numista website, I would like to be able to collaborate, I am specialized in Peru and I would like you to inform me what I should do.

I saw that  in Perú  need to add   news banknotes, exumia & coins

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I will contact you via PM, so we can chat about your target.

One month since the post asserting that the Hali Sicca were new types issued within the existing currency, and there has been no disagreement, so this request will be closed. 

At the time of their issue, the currency was the Rupee, but it's not clear how this pertains to a souvenir note issued long after the Hyderabad rupee had ceased to exist.