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1 Mohar - Srinivasa Malla

Issuer Patan Kingdom
Year 1666
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Currency Mohar (1546-1932)
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Obverse description Central field dominated by a prominent six-pointed star (Satkona yantra), formed by two interlocking triangles, a sacred Hindu geometric motif associated with divine protection. Devanagari legend inscribed within the triangular interstices of the star, with decorative pellet clusters filling the intervening spaces. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous beaded border running along the coin's rim, executed in the robust hammered style characteristic of Newar coinage of the Malla period.
Obverse script Devanagari
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Reverse description Central motif depicting a stylized sword or trident (possibly a khadga or trishula) flanked by ritual vessels, set within a raised circular inner border. Surrounding the central circle, an elaborate field of interlocking swastika meanders and stepped fretwork forms a decorative frame, a common auspicious motif in Newar sacred art. Devanagari legends are distributed around the field between the geometric ornaments, with floral or pellet clusters filling residual spaces. The outer rim is defined by a finely executed rope or cable border, consistent with hammered Malla-period silver coinage of Patan.
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