1/2 Paisa - Tribhuvana Bir Bikram

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.