Hyderabadi rupee

Hyderabadi rupee
Osmania sicca
Hali
Hyderabad state OS Rupees10 banknote (10 rupees Osmania Sicca)
Denominations
Subunit
116anna
1192pai
Banknotes1, 5, 10, 100, 1000 rupees
Coins1,2 pai, 12, 1, 2, 4, 8 annas, 1 rupee
Demographics
User(s) Hyderabad
Issuance
Central bankState Bank of Hyderabad
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Hyderabadi Rupee (better known as "Osmania Sicca") was the currency of the Hyderabad State from 1918 to 1959. It co-existed with the Indian rupee from 1950. Like the Indian rupee, it was divided into 16 annas, each of 12 pai. Coins were issued in copper (later bronze) for denominations of 1 and 2 pai and 12 anna, in cupro-nickel (later bronze) for 1 anna and in silver for 2, 4 and 8 annas and 1 rupee.

Hyderabad was the only Indian princely state that was permitted to continue issuing its notes after it was annexed by the Dominion of India in 1948 and joined the Republic of India in 1950.