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1/4 Paisa - Tribhuvan Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Government of Nepal |
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| Year | 1943-1947 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1932-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central circular device containing two crossed khukuri (kukri) knives with their blades pointing upward, enclosed within a raised beaded inner circle. The Devanagari legend reading 'Shri Bhavani' is inscribed along the upper arc outside the inner circle, with the Vikrama Samvat date '2004' appearing in the lower field. The design is rendered in low relief on a plain field. |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री भवानी २००४ |
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Nepal's quarter paisa copper coinage of this period was struck under Tribhuvan Bir Bikram, a king who spent much of his reign under effective house arrest by the Rana prime ministers who controlled the government. The coins bore his name, but real authority lay elsewhere. Tribhuvan eventually escaped to the Indian embassy in 1950, precipitating the end of Rana oligarchic rule entirely.