Gold Sikh coins, Amritsar (India), 1826 and 1827, issued by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Sikhs continued to use Persian as the official state language and their coins show ornate Persian couplets. The inscriptions on Sikh coins mention Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh, the first and tenth Sikh gurus, on the front


Gold Sikh coins, Amritsar (India), 1826 and 1827, issued by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Sikhs continued to use Persian as the official state language and their coins show ornate Persian couplets. The inscriptions on Sikh coins mention Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh, the first and tenth Sikh gurus, on the front


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