Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1639. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Princely States. Bikanir. Ganga Singh. 1887-1942. AV Nazarana Mohur (8.50 gm, 12h). 50th Anniversary of Reign issue. Dated VS 1994 (1937 AD). Uniformed facing bust wearing turban / Legend with royal symbols. KM 21 (M3); Friedberg 1055. Superb EF, sharp strike, slight die breaks on reverse. ($400)

HH Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Narendra Siromani Maharaja Sri Sir Ganga Singh Bahadur served in the British army in China during the Boxer Rebellion and in France and Egypt during World War II, when he achieved the rank of Major-General. He was the first Rajput prince to establish an independent High Court in his kingdom.