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1 Paisa - Prithvi Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1902-1911 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव |
| Reverse description | Central square frame divided into a grid of nine compartments, each containing Devanagari syllables spelling the dedicatory legend to Pashupatinath and Nepal. A crescent moon and the honorific श्री appear above the square. The field surrounding the central square is adorned with a continuous decorative scroll and floral border, consistent in style with the obverse, giving the coin a uniform aesthetic characteristic of late Rana-era Nepalese copper coinage. |
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Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah reigned under the near-total political dominance of Prime Minister Dev Shumsher and then Chandra Shumsher Rana, the Shah kings functioning largely as ceremonial figures during this period. These copper paisas circulated through a Nepal still formally closed to most foreign contact, with the Ranas controlling both treasury and trade policy.