< Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Nōttakāran.— The office of village Nōttakāran, or tester, has been abolished in modern times. It was generally held by a goldsmith, whose duty was to test the rupees when the land revenue was being gathered in, and see that they were not counterfeit.
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