Silver Rupees recovered (but perhaps melted)
 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32316599

Somebody should post this to a more active newsgroup...

Oly

Silver Rupees recovered (but perhaps melted)
 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/europe...red/index.html

It appears that older 0.9170 fine rupees were being pulled out (from 1939, the rupees were struck in 0.500 fine silver) and sold off. It's tragic if all of these were melted, as suggested by the two stories.

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