RP 190: Catalogue of Sikh Coins in the British Museum

<p>This catalogue provides a general introduction to Sikh coins and provides access to the British Museum's collection. <br /><br />The catalogue details every Sikh coin in the collection and includes a history of the collection with insights into the history of the Sikh empire and the practise of Sikhism.<br /><br /> With information on denominations, mints, coin inscriptions and dating, together with maps and high quality images, this book will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike both within the UK and worldwide.<br /><br /> The Author: Paramdip Kaur Khera is project curator of Islamic coins at the British Museum. Her numismatic interests include Islamic, indo-Islamic and Sikh coins. She was the lead curator of the Sikh Fortress Turban Exhibition at the British Museum in 2011.</p>

This catalogue provides a general introduction to Sikh coins and provides access to the British Museum’s collection.

The catalogue details every Sikh coin in the collection and includes a history of the collection with insights into the history of the Sikh Empire and the practice of Sikhism.

With information on denominations, mints, coin inscriptions and dating, together with maps and high quality images, this book will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike both within the UK and worldwide.