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Detailed explanation-1: -Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday released a commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th martyrdom day of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur. Jaitley said Bahadur (1670-1716) was a great leader, who fought the Mughals and established the first sovereign Sikh state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first known Sikh coin or Nanakshahi Sikka issued by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who did introduce the coins of the Sikhs, initially ? Explanation: In 1711, the Khalsa Panth, under the leadership of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, issued the first known 1 rupee silver coins bearing the Year 2 at Mukhlispore (renamed Lohgarh) near Sadhaura.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maharaja Ranjit Singh continued to issue Nanakshahi coins from the mint Amritsar in VS 1845. After VS 1845 the Amritsar Nanakshahi series split into 3-4 parallel subseries in their mark. The above coin was issued by king Ranjit Singh during his rule from the mint Amritsar in VS 1878.

Detailed explanation-5: -Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the river Godāvarī.