The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Sirmur, Girvan Yuddha (1806-15), AE Paisas (2), 17.34, 17.00g, Nahan mint, AH 1227, VS 69 (AD 1812), shrī mahārajah gīrbān jūdah shāh bikram bahādur, rev. zarb nāhan 1227 sambat 69 (in Nagari numerals) (RGV. 1409; KM. C21), about very fine and fine, with clear legends, scarce (2). Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。The Nepalese armies reached in Sirmur in 1806 and remained in control until 1815, when the British annexed the state. Little is known about the Nepalese adminstration of Sirmur and there appear to be no records about the striking or circulation of coinage within the territory, apart from the coins themselves, which remain very scarce. The weight standard of this issue is very different from that used by the Nepalese in either Garhwal or Almora. The samvat date on this issue ?69? stands for VS 1869.
