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1/2 Paisa - Tribhuvana Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Government of Nepal |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of two crossed khukuri (kukri) knives within a raised inner circle, with their blades crossing at the centre and handles pointing downward left and right; above the crossed blades, a pair of royal footprints (Vishnu-pada). A circular Devanagari legend surrounds the inner circle, reading the royal titulary of King Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah Dev. The Vikrama Samvat regnal year 2004 appears in Devanagari numerals at the base of the inner circle, flanking the lower junction of the crossed khukuris. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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Nepal's copper fractional coinage of this period was produced under Tribhuvan, who spent much of his reign as a figurehead under Rana oligarchic rule. In November 1950 — just three years after this coin was struck — he famously sought asylum in the Indian embassy in Kathmandu, then flew to India, triggering the political crisis that ultimately ended 104 years of Rana dominance.