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mo·hur

 (mō′ər, mə-ho͝or′)
n.
A gold coin, equal to 15 rupees, that was used in British India in the 1800s and early 1900s.

[Hindi muhr, gold coin, seal, from Persian; akin to Sanskrit mudrā, seal; see mudra.]
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mohur

(ˈməʊhə)
n
(Currencies) a former Indian gold coin worth 15 rupees
[C17: from Hindi]
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mo•hur

(ˈmoʊ hər)

n.
a gold coin of British India.
[1690–1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Persian: seal, gold coin; akin to Skt mudrā]
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Translations
م‍ﮩ‍ر
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In the first year of his rule, he issued gold mohurs with the portrait of his father.
Displaying the pages of history, the sale will include several different gold mohurs and silver rupees from the time of the Raj from Queen Victoria and Edward to King George VI.
Begum Nihal nostalgically says, "When the Mughal kings used to go out rupees and gold mohurs were showered by the handfuls.