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1 Dam - Surendra Vikram Shah
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1866-1877 |
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| Value | 1 Dam (1⁄128) |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री ने . पा ल |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Surendra Vikram Shah ruled Nepal from 1847 effectively under the shadow of Jung Bahadur Rana, whose coup that year inaugurated over a century of hereditary Rana prime ministerial dominance. The Shah kings retained ceremonial authority while the Ranas held real power — coinage issued in the king's name during this period was administratively a Rana production.
The dam was the smallest unit in Nepal's traditional copper coinage hierarchy. KM#586.1 distinguishes this variety from related issues of the reign by specific die characteristics.