Indian Currency | MCQs

Explanation

During his five-year rule from 1540 to 1546.

Sher Shah Suri set up a new civic and military administration.

He issued a coin of silver, weighing 178 grains.

It was also termed the Rupiya.

The silver coin remained in use during the Mughal period, the Maratha era (1674–1818) and in British India, as well.

Explanation

Under Akbar II, the British removed Persian inscriptions from the Mughal coins.

This was part of their effort to reduce Mughal authority and establish British supremacy in India.