fanam
Fanam was the currency used historically in major parts of South India, especially during the British Raj. Anglicized form of the Tamil word, meaning "coin" or "wealth" (punch marked coins). It may specifically refer to: • Madras fanam, a currency issued in Madras Presidency, now part of Tamil Nadu, India • Travancore fanam, a currency issued in Travancore State, now part of Kerala, India
fanam
- Field
- gold coin and silver coin.
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for fanam. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Broader Term · outgoing
gold coin
Term
Self-photographed
Broader Term · incoming
Madras fanam
Term
Own work
Broader Term · outgoing
silver coin
Term
This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
Broader Term · incoming
Travancore fanam
Term
Own work
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
gnd · 1052561535 · wikidata · Q1395460 · wikipedia · Fanam
In this article
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1052561535, Fanam.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
reference work
- “Fanam”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1395460: fanam
General reference · Wikidata
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Fanam, revision 1357187365 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1052561535, Fanam.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
Connections
Knowledge graph
Connections
Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.
Broader subject
3- gold coinTerminology
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
- silver coinTerminology
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
- Travancore fanamTerminology
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Coins
642 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Euro gold and silver commemorative coins from France in 2007Terminology
- Euro gold and silver commemorative coins from France in 2008Terminology
- Europa coin programmeTerminology
- Ewiger PfennigTerminology
- farthingTerminology
- Fifty baniTerminology
- Fifty øreTerminology
- fifty penceTerminology
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with fanam?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.