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Dec 2025
Dec 2025
Maharaja Pran Narayan’s Rajsaka 140 Silver Tanka: A Rare and Exceptional Specimen
Maharaja Pran Narayan occupies a unique place in the numismatic history of Cooch Behar. During his reign, the state effectively developed an independent currency system. While half-tanka coins were more commonly circulated, a limited number of full silver tanka were minted in certain years, making them highly significant for contemporary numismatic research.
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05
Dec
Dec
The First Commemorative Coin of Cooch Behar
Many people may not know that coins generally fall into two categories: (1) regular circulation coins, and (2) commemorative coins. Today’s discussion focuses on the first commemorative coin issued by Maharaja Naranarayan of Cooch Behar.....
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15
Dec
Dec
Historical coin from the region of Cooch Behar
Coins from this region were minted during the reign of various kings, with the most notable being the coins minted under the Koch dynasty, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries....
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15
Dec
Dec
Ascension to the throne in 7 years, Surrender of Rajpat from taking part in World War, Jagaddipendra, the last king of Cooch Behar
Jagaddipendra, the first child of the then Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar and Maharani Indira Devi, was born on 15 December 1915.....
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20
Dec
Dec
The king who died on his birthday.
Maharaja Shri Sir Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur KCSI, who lived from December 20, 1886, to December 20, 1922, served as the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, India, from September 1913 until his passing in December 1922..
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