What a beautiful purse. I'm trying to make sure the currency in INDIA pre-independence straight. 1 rupee was equal to 16 annas-- or 64 pice. Is this right? And was the term "pice" used both singular and plural or would you say paisa (sing) and paise (plural)? Thanks Sujata On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:00 AM, india-british-raj-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A use for holed annas (Pip Waterfield) > 2. Re: A use for holed annas (Michael Ali) > > From: Pip Waterfield <pipwaterfield@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A use for holed annas > Date: September 12, 2012 3:10:22 AM EDT > To: India British Raj List <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> > Reply-To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com > > > > > Instead of using them in knitting and other craft-related items, you could always sell them!!!! > > I have just returned to India bringing with me a number of coins bought by an Indian friend (some of which were the old 'holed' coins). He purchased them through e-bay and other sources, and had them delivered to me in the UK. > > > > > From: Michael Ali <mikealli9@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A use for holed annas > Date: September 12, 2012 10:37:37 AM EDT > To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com > > > > Dear Ashley, > > In Pakistan at least during the 50s there were two versions of the Pice...one with a hole and the other without. There is a photo on Google images. > > Warm regards, > > Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ashley Raye <ashleyraye@bigpond.com> > To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Sep 12, 2012 10:12 am > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A use for holed annas > > > Hi Mike , > > The pice was the hole coin ,during the british Raj, The paisa came in after . > First it was Rupees, Annas & pies. Cheers . Ash. > On 11/09/2012, at 10:00 PM, Michael Ali wrote: > >> >> These coins are Pice...some had holes others without....Mike >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ashley Raye <ashleyraye@bigpond.com> >> To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 3:20 pm >> Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A use for holed annas >> >> >> >> Carol, Its Naia Paisa , Cheers. Ash. >> On 11/09/2012, at 5:36 PM, Carol&PT wrote: >> >>> That's lovely - a little bit like the traditional Dorset buttons we use to >>> get over in UK. >>> >>> I have a couple of hundred nayah pice coins (spelling, somebody?) which we >>> used to 'bet' with when playing mah-jong!! >>> >>> Carol T. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ainslie" <woodart@woodart.com.au> >>> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:09 AM >>> Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] A use for holed annas >>> >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> Folks who like making unusual craft items may be interested in this >>>> interesting item with its links to old Indian currency. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/traditions_today/archive/2012/09/04/a-holed-anna.aspx?a=kr120908 >>>> >>>> I'm taking it along to our church craft group tomorrow morning as an >>>> idea for purses to sell at our next fete. >>>> >>>> I noted a reader on the knitters' list said that hardware stores sell >>>> metal washers which could be used if the coins are no longer available! >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Ainslie. >>>> > > > >