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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 232

Cooch Behar, Shivendra Narayan (1839-47), presentation Half-Rupee, 4.39g, four-line legends on both sides partially visible, Śri Śri/ Śiva Charana/ Kamala Madhu/ Karasya, rev. Śri Śi/ Shivendra/ Narayana/ Bhup (RB. 71; KM. 151), good very fine, some toning, rare

Any Cooch Behar coins struck from this reign onwards were for presentation purposes, presumably to British officers at the time of the installation of the ruler. Most of the examples cited in RB are in British museums.

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