An inscription on a silver flag recording its donation by C-in-C General Bhīma Śamśera and his wife (VS 1960)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0149
Title: An inscription on a silver flag recording its donation by C-in-C General Bhīma Śamśera and his wife (VS 1960)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: This inscription, engraved on the backside of a silver flag, records the date of the flag's donation by C-in-C General Bhīma Śamśera and his wife including the amount of gold and silver required for its manufacture.
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Date

Date: VS 1960 Jheṣṭha bright 6 Monday
Further details: Day of the month and weekday are not properly readable
Converted: 1903

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit:
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: silver with gold inlays; none; silver
Condition: corroded ; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Guṭhī Saṃsthāna Office, Taḥ Bāhāḥ; 85.32289037045501,27.670370209509155; none
Source and details: NHDP catalogue entry; own assessment; Photographed by NHDP on 01/05/2022 as LAL0041_I_015
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Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 3/8/23, 2:52 PM; 3/8/23, 2:56 PM; 21
Notes:

DANAM catalogue entry: 0942ceb1-e424-4cb0-a635-16b6ae8215d2

Type of writing support: Engraved on the backside of the lower pennant of a silver flag.

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Associated secondary literature

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