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The Sikh coinage
is unique in the fact that it was never issued in the name
of the Rulers, but continued to be in the name of the Sikh
Guru's Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. The first Sikh coin
is said to have been struck by Banda Singh Bahadur after the
victory at Sahrind. This coinage lapsed after Banda's fall
and restarted with Sikh victory at Lahore in AD1765/VS1822.
The Sikh Misl's, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors
continued to issue coins till the fall of the Sikh Empire in
AD1849/VS1906.
The coins from the various Mints and types
are catalogued here as per the book :
"The Coins of the Sikhs" by Hans Herrli
Additional unlisted varieties would be listed on separate
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