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An Anna (Hindustani
Hindustani language

Hindustani , also known as "Hindi-Urdu," is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India, especially the vernacular form of the two national languages, Standard Hindi and Urdu language, also known as Khariboli, but also several nonstandard dialects of the Hindi languages....
 ??? ana) was a currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
 unit formerly used in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, equal to 1/16 rupee
Rupee

File:Bank note of republic of nepal.jpgThe Rupee is the common name for the currency used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah, which are cognate words of Hindi Rupiya....
. It was subdivided into 4 Paise
Paisa

A paisa is a monetary unit currently equivalent to of a rupee or Bangladeshi taka and is used in several countries, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan....
 or 12 Pies (thus there were 64 paise in a rupee and 192 pies). The term belonged to the Muslim monetary system. The Anna is not commonly used since India decimalised
Decimalisation

In the management of currency, decimalisation is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a "decimal" system, usually with two units differing by a factor of one hundred....
 its currency in 1957.

Sometimes, 50 Paise is colloquially referred to as 8 Annas (Atthanni in Hindi, and Ettu Anna, pronounced "Ettna" in Tamil
Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has Official language in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore....
) and 25 Paise as 4 Annas (Chawanni in Hindi, and Naal Anna, pronounced "Naalna" in Tamil
Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has Official language in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore....
).

There was a coin of one anna, and also half-annas of copper and two-anna pieces of silver.






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An Anna (Hindustani
Hindustani language

Hindustani , also known as "Hindi-Urdu," is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India, especially the vernacular form of the two national languages, Standard Hindi and Urdu language, also known as Khariboli, but also several nonstandard dialects of the Hindi languages....
 ??? ana) was a currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
 unit formerly used in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, equal to 1/16 rupee
Rupee

File:Bank note of republic of nepal.jpgThe Rupee is the common name for the currency used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles; in Indonesia the unit of currency is known as the rupiah and in the Maldives the rufiyah, which are cognate words of Hindi Rupiya....
. It was subdivided into 4 Paise
Paisa

A paisa is a monetary unit currently equivalent to of a rupee or Bangladeshi taka and is used in several countries, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan....
 or 12 Pies (thus there were 64 paise in a rupee and 192 pies). The term belonged to the Muslim monetary system. The Anna is not commonly used since India decimalised
Decimalisation

In the management of currency, decimalisation is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a "decimal" system, usually with two units differing by a factor of one hundred....
 its currency in 1957.

Sometimes, 50 Paise is colloquially referred to as 8 Annas (Atthanni in Hindi, and Ettu Anna, pronounced "Ettna" in Tamil
Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has Official language in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore....
) and 25 Paise as 4 Annas (Chawanni in Hindi, and Naal Anna, pronounced "Naalna" in Tamil
Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has Official language in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore....
).

There was a coin of one anna, and also half-annas of copper and two-anna pieces of silver. The term anna is frequently used to express a fraction of 1/16. Thus an Anglo-Indian speaks of two annas of dark blood (an octoroon), a four-anna (quarter) crop, an eight-anna (half) gallop.

See also

  • Indian coinage
    Indian coinage

    Coinage of India, issued by List of Indian monarchs and smaller middle kingdoms of India began during the 1st millennium BCE, and consisted mainly of copper and silver coins in its initial stage....
  • British Indian coins
    British Indian coins

    The British East India Company established its initial settlement in Surat in 1612, and started minting coins from the mid 17th century. The early European style coins were not popular outside their jurisdiction, and in 1717 the British obtained the right to strike their own rupees in the name of the Mughal Empire emperor....
  • History of the rupee
    History of the rupee

    India has been one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world , along with the Chinese wen and Lydian staters. The origin of the word "rupee" is found in the word rup or rupa, which means "silver" in many Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi....