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1 Dam - Jaya Prakash Malla 2nd Reign
| Issuer | Kathmandu Kingdom |
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| Year | 1750-1768 |
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| Currency | Mohar (1546-1932) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a bold Newar script legend arranged in a cruciform or grid-like pattern, characteristic of the tiny hammered dam coinage of the Kathmandu Valley. The inscription, rendered in archaic Pracalit/Ranjana script, fills the flan almost entirely, with minimal border treatment. The strike is typical of hand-hammered production, resulting in a slightly irregular, uniface-style presentation with evident die wear and uneven metal flow across the compact silver flan. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field displays a similarly compact Pracalit script inscription arranged in a quadrant or cruciform layout, mirroring the bold calligraphic style of the obverse. The hammered technique produces a characteristic uneven surface with die shift visible at the margins. The flan edges show slight irregularity consistent with hand-cut silver blanks used in Nepalese dam coinage of the mid-eighteenth century. Legends relate to the ruling king Jaya Prakash Malla and/or auspicious epithets conventional to Malla-period coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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