The British after a long War/ finally defeated Tipu Sultan aka "Tiger of Mysore" in 1798. In that conflict he used rocket artillary vs the Brits! Thus when Mysore became a British vassal/ Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV was installed as "puppet". AV Pagoda ND/ NM obv: Siva & Parvati seated/ hold Triscul (Axe) and Goat rev: Legends in Nagari These are very common and easy to get in FDC
That's a beautiful example! I don't have any gold coins from that kingdom/native state. Here's a double rupee issued by Tipu Sultan in AH 1216, one of five in the collection, acquired decades ago when these coins were available and relatively affordable.
