n. a gold coin of British India whose value was fifteen rupees
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21 (in 1913).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A modern gold coin of India under the British dominion, equivalent to 15 rupees, or about $7; also, a gold coin of the native princes of India from the sixteenth century onward.
Word Usage
"Shah Jahan had given him a bag of gold, which the fakir had waved away, accepting only one gold mohur instead and leaving him with this prophecy—that a son would be born to him who would be, in the end, the death of him."