Sher Shah Suri, during his five-year rule from 1540 to 1545, set up a new civic and military administration and issued a coin of silver, weighing 178 grains, which was also termed Rupiya. In the intermediate times there was no fixed monetary system as reported by the Dà Táng Xīyù Jì. Rūpa means form or shape, example, rūpyarūpa, rūpya – wrought silver, rūpa – form. 340–290 BC), mentions silver coins as rūpyarūpa, other types including gold coins (suvarṇarūpa), copper coins (tāmrarūpa) and lead coins (sīsarūpa) are mentioned. Īrthashastra, written by Chanakya, prime minister to the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta Maurya (c.
It is derived from the noun rūpa "shape, likeness, image". As an adjective it means "shapely", with a more specific meaning of "stamped, impressed", whence "coin". The word "rupee" is derived from a Sanskrit word "rūpya", which means "wrought silver", and maybe also something stamped with an image or a coin. The term in Indian subcontinent was used for referring to a coin. The mention of rūpya by Panini is seemingly the earliest reference in a text about coins. The history of the Rupee traces back to ancient Indian subcontinent. Silver coin of the Maurya Empire, known as Rūpyarūpa, with symbols of wheel and elephant.
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