For the loose copper coins, which till recently were styled "dharam-paisa," must be lingering remnants of the Brahman "dakshina," which always accompanied the "shripal" or auspicious fruit; while among Hindus from the very earliest ages cocoanuts have been sent by the bride to the bridegroom, sometimes as earnest of an offer of marriage, sometimes in token of acceptance.
"By-Ways of Bombay"
S. M. Edwardes, C.V.O.
In Bengal it is about the hundredth part of a paisa.
"Bagh O Bahar, Or Tales of the Four Darweshes"
Mir Amman of Dihli