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1 Mohar - Rajendra Vikrama
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1824-1825 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Central square tablet containing multiple registers of Devanagari legend, with a stylized floral or lotus rosette occupying the innermost square at center. The outer square border is surrounded by religious symbols and auspicious devices in the field, including a conch shell, a flower, and other sacred emblems disposed to the left and right. A Devanagari legend appears above the central square, and the Nepalese Saka era date is inscribed in numerals below. The coin's periphery is defined by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A large stylized lotus flower in high relief dominates the design, its petals radiating outward to fill the field and forming a bold decorative border around a central circular medallion. Within the central medallion, multiple lines of Devanagari legend are arranged in a compact inscription, referencing royal and religious epithets. The deeply struck petals bear additional Devanagari characters, with a short legend also appearing at the top of the reverse field. The overall composition follows the traditional Nepalese tantric yantra artistic convention, framed by a beaded outer border. |
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Rajendra Bikram Shah ascended the Nepali throne as a minor in 1816 following the death of Girvan Yuddha, with actual power exercised by a succession of competing regent factions — the Thapa and Pande families rotating dominance through court intrigue and occasional violence. Coins issued under his name during the early reign reflect administrative continuity rather than royal initiative. The gold mohar denomination carried prestige weight in hill trade circuits connecting the Kathmandu Valley to Tibetan markets, where gold-silver exchange ratios diverged sharply from Indian plains values.