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1 Mohar - Siddhi Narasimha
| Issuer | Patan Kingdom |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Value | 1 Mohar |
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| Obverse description | Central circular medallion containing a multi-line Devanagari legend in the field, enclosed by a plain inner ring and surrounded by a wide annular band bearing additional Devanagari inscriptions arranged in a decorative interlocking pattern. The outermost border consists of a continuous row of raised beads. The overall design follows the characteristic Newar hammered style of 17th-century Patan coinage, with bold, angular lettering filling the available field. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Siddhi Narasimha Malla ruled Patan — one of the three rival Newar kingdoms occupying the Kathmandu Valley — from 1619 until 1661, a reign marked by intense cultural and religious patronage. The mohar was the standard silver denomination of the valley kingdoms, and Patan's issues from this period are distinguished from those of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur primarily by die details that require careful comparison against reference plates; surface similarities between the three mints have trapped more than a few catalogers.
Nepal's hill silver coinage of this period was produced by hand-hammering between dies, which accounts for the frequent off-center strikes seen across the series.