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| Issuer | Government of Nepal |
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| Year | 1945-1952 |
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| Value | 5 Mohru |
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| Obverse description | At left, a watermark window occupies a blank oval panel; at centre, a vignette of the Himalayan mountain range extends across the middle ground; at right, a portrait of King Tribhuwan in a plumed crown is rendered in intaglio. Inscriptions in Devanagari script appear alongside the design elements. |
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| Reverse description | A large intaglio vignette at left and centre portrays a Bengal tiger standing amid dense jungle foliage, rendered with fine engraved line work. At right, a blank oval watermark window is reserved within the design. The English legend FIVE RUPEES appears at lower left, with the corresponding value in Devanagari script immediately below. |
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| Variants | P#2a - signature: Janak Raj Pandit (1945) P#2b - signature: Bharat Raj Pandit (1948) |
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