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100 Mohru
| Issuer | Nepal Government |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Reference(s) | P#7 |
| Obverse description | The face is printed in purple and brown tones over an intricate guilloche underprint, centred on a vignette of the Pashupatinath temple enclosed within an elaborate floral and foliate border. An oval watermark space is positioned at upper left, while a circular intaglio portrait of King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram in plumed crown occupies the upper right. Devanagari inscriptions traverse the note with the denomination and serial number in dark letterpress at lower left and lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री नेपाल सरकार, मोरुरकशय, क २७३२५४ |
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Nepal's first modern paper currency series came directly out of the political rupture of 1951, when the Rana oligarchy — which had monopolized power for over a century — was overthrown and King Tribhuvan reasserted royal authority with Indian backing. The new government needed instruments of a functioning state quickly, and this series was part of that effort.
The 100 Mohru is the highest denomination in the initial issue. Nepal had no domestic printing infrastructure at the time; the notes were produced abroad, a practical constraint that shaped the entire series.