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Old silver coins belonging to the Mughal period and the era of Maharaja Ranjit Singh have recently been found in Bhalur village of Moga district, writes Subhash Parihar BHALUR is a small village in Moga district of Punjab, situated 25 km southwest of the district headquarters. Recently, the...

The Sikh Empire had its own currency for the first time under the iconic Sikh general, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. The use of these coins was carried on by subsequent kings of Punjab and reached its epitome under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who laid the foundations of Sikh Empire. Before Baba Banda...

Dear SPN Members I have received a number of private messages in relation to coins people have, some of which are actualy coins of the Sikh Empire. To allow members to contact like minded people directly who may be able to help and assit more quickly, I have set up a Sikh Coins Group on...

COPPER COINS The above named album in the Sikh Coins Group contains scans of a good selection of Sikh Copper coins. Copper coins were the normal trading coins of the people of Punjab and open the door into the money used in general circulation. The Scans of copper coins of Amritsar, Multan...

AMRITSAR The above named album in the Sikh Coins Group contains silver rupees of the Amritsar mint starting with coin of VS1832 right up to VS1840 with obverse and reverse images. Members will see a good selection of the two versions of the early coins of the Amritsar mint, which is one of the...

AMRITSAR MINT The above album contains silver rupees of the Amritsar mint starting with coin of VS1832 right up to VS1840 with obverse and reverse image. Members will see a good selection of the two versions of the early coins of the Amritsar mint, which is one of the most holy places for...

Sikh Coins First she picked up the first coin, the one from the Amritsar mint in the days of the Sikh Empire. The Sikh Empire! Nobody messed with the Sikhs in those days. This one was minted in 1818, nearly two centuries ago. They said that this one was minted in 1837 in the...