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- Title
The Impact on Early Bhutanese Coinage of Contentious Relations Between Bhutan and Cooch Behar from 1772 to 1774.
- Authors
Givel, Michael
- Abstract
Bhutan's coinage has been thoroughly documented related to design and mintage variability. In addition, as noted for the first time in this paper, one of Bhutan's late 18th to early 20th century core governmental missions is reflected through changes in Bhutan's coinage. This is based on Bhutan's conflict with Cooch Behar including interactions with the British East India Company and the legacy and aftermath of that conflict. While 18th to early 19th century versions of the symbols on Bhutanese coins reflected Hindu and national icons of Cooch Behar, the later versions to 1910 contained Cooch Behar symbols and definitive Buddhist symbols reflecting the sovereignty and a core mission to promote a Bhutanese Buddhist state where citizens became Enlightened.
- Subjects
BHUTAN; COINAGE; EAST India Co.; NATIONAL emblems; BRITISH occupation of India, 1765-1947; NINETEENTH century; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Journal of Bhutan Studies, 2021, Vol 45, p70
- ISSN
1608-411X
- Publication type
Article