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1/2 Mohar - Rana Bahadur
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1779-1790 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents horizontal registers of Devanagari legend divided by incuse lines, with the royal epithets and regnal year of Rana Bahadur Shah inscribed across the central band. A cluster of dots and a small floral ornament appear in the upper register, while the Nepalese Saka or regnal date, rendered in Devanagari numerals, is prominently displayed in the lower portion of the field. The whole is enclosed within a bold beaded border. |
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Rana Bahadur Shah ascended the throne of Nepal as an infant in 1777, with his mother Rajendra Lakshmi serving as regent — a period marked by factional court struggles that ultimately spilled into his coinage administration. The gold mohar series issued under his name during the regency reflects continuity with Prithvi Narayan Shah's monetary framework, but the political instability behind the mint is considerable.
Rana Bahadur's later reign descended into erratic personal behavior severe enough that he was eventually forced to abdicate in 1799 and exiled to Varanasi.