Nepal's one-rupee coin has been struck in various compositions over the decades as metal costs forced repeated reformulations — the brass-plated steel specification adopted for this series was a direct cost-reduction measure, following earlier cupronickel issues that became increasingly expensive to produce relative to face value.
Nepal's one-rupee coin has been struck in various compositions over the decades as metal costs forced repeated reformulations — the brass-plated steel specification adopted for this series was a direct cost-reduction measure, following earlier cupronickel issues that became increasingly expensive to produce relative to face value.