Henry FowlerJuly 1899
The British government accepts the Fowler Committee's recommendation that India adopt a gold-based monetary system with the rupee fixed at 1 shilling and 4 pence.
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The British government accepts the Fowler Committee's recommendation that India adopt a gold-based monetary system with the rupee fixed at 1 shilling and 4 pence.
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