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1/2 Mohar - Prithvi Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1910-1911 |
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| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field displaying the Devanagari legend 'Shree Shree Pasupati,' an epithet of the deity Pashupati, patron god of Nepal, arranged in horizontal registers divided by raised lines. A khukuri (dagger) appears below decorative garlands in the central zone, flanked by dot ornaments. The Nepalese Saka era date 1833 (corresponding to 1911 AD) is inscribed in Devanagari numerals in the lower register. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1832 (1910) - - 1833 (1911) - - 1833 (1911) - Proof - |
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Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah reigned as a minor under regency for most of his time on the throne, and the coins struck in his name reflect the administrative continuity maintained by the Rana prime ministers who held actual power. Jung Bahadur Rana's family had institutionalized that arrangement decades earlier, and by 1910 the Rana oligarchy was firmly directing the treasury. The half mohar denomination served highland trade routes where fractional silver remained the practical medium for small transactions.
KM#649 is among the final issues of his reign — Prithvi Bir Bikram died in 1911 at age 35.