1/2 Mohar - Tribhuwan Bir Bikram

Nepal's half mohar coinage of this period was struck at Kathmandu's own mint, one of the few Asian states still operating an indigenous mint entirely outside colonial influence. Tribhuvan was only four years old when he acceded to the throne in 1911, meaning the coins issued under his name during these early years were produced entirely under Rana prime ministerial authority — the Shah kings held little practical power until Tribhuvan's dramatic escape to the Indian Embassy in 1950.