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1 Mohar - Yoga Narendra Malla
| Issuer | Patan Kingdom |
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| Year | 1700 |
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| Currency | Mohar (1546-1932) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a vertical divine emblem or trident-like motif rising from a lotus base, rendered in characteristic Newar hammered relief and associated with the deity Gorakhnath. Flanking the central device, panels of bold Devanagari block lettering fill the field in a grid arrangement, bearing a devotional inscription invoking Gorakhnath and Pashupati. The legend translates as: 'Salutation to the lotus feet of the revered Gorakhnath and Pashupati.' The design is enclosed within a prominent beaded border consistent with the obverse. The overall style reflects the angular, densely inscribed character of late Malla-dynasty Patan silver mohars. |
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| Reverse lettering | श्री श्री गोरख नाथ पशुपति चरण कमलेभ्यो नमः |
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Yoga Narendra Malla ruled Patan — one of the three rival Newar kingdoms occupying the Kathmandu Valley — during a period of intense political fragmentation, when Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Patan each maintained independent mints and competing royal courts. His reign saw sustained conflict with neighboring kingdoms, and the mohar issues of this period circulated primarily within the valley's dense urban trading networks. Patan's mint was notably prolific under his rule, producing silver mohars that became the dominant transaction currency for the bazaars around Durbar Square.