Sequin (coin) who was prominently depicted on it, it was called the ', after the Zecca (mint) of Venice, since 1543 when Venice began minting a silver coin also called a ducat. The name of the mint ultimately derives from ("), meaning a coin mould or die. In some regions, in later centuries, this type of coins were stitched to women's clothing such as headdresses – this eventually led to the origin of the more modern word "sequins" to denote small shiny, circular decorations. Following the Venetian model, similar coins were used for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. After two hundred years of
Sikka, India the 1940s. Digvijay Cement Company (also known as DCC) was set up, and Sikka became one of the prominent towns of the district. The factory brought along a railway connectivity and modernization of the port. People from nearby villages started moving to Sikka in search of a new world and started settling there, as years passed. Gujarat government also set up a thermal power plant here, due to its railway connectivity and a ready-made port. Reliance Industries houses its crude storage unit in the outskirts of Sikka; these storage units are clearly visible when the town is looked at, in