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1 Dam - Bhupalendra Malla
| Issuer | Kathmandu Kingdom (Malla dynasty) |
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| Year | 1687-1700 |
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| Value | 1 Dam (1⁄128) |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री भू/पाले |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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The Dam was the smallest denomination in the Malla monetary system, and at roughly a twentieth of a Mohar it served the most granular transactions in the Kathmandu Valley's bazaar economy. Bhupalendra Malla ruled Kathmandu from 1687 until his death in 1700, a reign defined by intensifying rivalry with the neighboring Malla kingdoms of Patan and Bhaktapur — a fragmentation that would, within decades, leave all three valleys vulnerable to Prithvi Narayan Shah's conquest of 1768.
Surviving pieces in any condition are genuinely scarce; the combination of minimal silver content and active circulation ensured most were lost, melted, or simply worn to illegibility.