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50 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1994-2000 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Royal Nepalese Crown (Shreepech) depicted centrally in the field, rendered in fine detail with its characteristic jewelled base, plumes, and ornamental finial. A beaded inner border encircles the design. The legend in Devanagari script arcs around the upper portion of the coin, reading the royal title and name of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shahdev along with 'Nepal', while the Bikram Sambat date appears in the lower field beneath the crown. |
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| Reverse description | A frontal elevation of the Swayambhunath Stupa (Mahachaitya) occupies the central field, depicting the hemispherical dome (anda) atop a tiered plinth, surmounted by a multi-tiered harmika and ornate spire. Below the stupa, a stylised vajra (thunderbolt ritual sceptre) is shown in relief. Devanagari legends arc across the upper field naming the stupa, with the denomination '50' rendered in Devanagari numerals at the lower left, and 'Paisa' at the lower right. A beaded inner border frames the entire composition. |
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Nepal's aluminium small denomination coinage of the 1990s emerged from a period of significant political transition — the 1990 People's Movement had forced King Birendra to abandon absolute monarchy and accept constitutional constraints, reducing the crown to a ceremonial role for the first time in Nepalese history. Coins bearing his effigy continued to circulate under the new framework, the royal imagery now coexisting with multiparty democracy rather than underpinning it.
Production ran across six years with minimal documented die variety activity. KM#1072 is a straightforward issue.