1 Paisa - Thutab Namgyel Sikkim

Sikkim issued its own copper coinage under the chogyal Thutob Namgyal following pressure from the British Indian administration to establish a regularized local currency. The British had formalized their protectorate over Sikkim through the 1881 Sinchula Treaty revisions, and some degree of monetary order suited their broader administrative agenda in the northeastern hill states. These pieces were struck in limited quantities and saw circulation primarily within the Sikkim valleys — not in broader British Indian commerce.

KM#3.1 distinguishes this variety from the closely related 3.2, the difference lying in die details that remain a point of discussion among specialists in Himalayan issues.