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1/2 Mohar - Tribhuwan Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1/2 Mohar |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays multiple horizontal lines of Devanagari inscription occupying the central field, conveying the ruler's titles and the regnal or Vikrama Samvat date. Two prominent horizontal parallel lines divide the field into registers, with additional Devanagari characters above and below. Decorative dot or pellet clusters flank the inscriptions within the field. The whole is enclosed within a continuous beaded outer border characteristic of Nepalese silver coinage of this era. |
| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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Nepal's half mohar coinage of this period was struck at Kathmandu's own mint, one of the few Asian states still operating an indigenous mint entirely outside colonial influence. Tribhuvan was only four years old when he acceded to the throne in 1911, meaning the coins issued under his name during these early years were produced entirely under Rana prime ministerial authority — the Shah kings held little practical power until Tribhuvan's dramatic escape to the Indian Embassy in 1950.