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1 Mohar - Surendra Vikram Shah
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1847-1881 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central circular medallion enclosing a stylised sword or dagger (khanda) motif flanked by dot clusters, set within a horizontal band bearing Devanagari legend. The medallion is surrounded by a petal or lotus-lobe frame forming a multi-lobed cartouche, with additional Devanagari inscriptions invoking the deity Gorakhnath and the goddess Bhavani disposed around the field. Elaborate foliate and scrollwork ornaments fill the spaces between the lobes, and a beaded border encircles the entire design, consistent with traditional Nepalese religious coinage iconography. |
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| Reverse lettering | श्री श्री श्री गोरखनाथ श्री ३ भवानी |
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Surendra Vikram Shah's reign was defined less by the king himself than by the Rana oligarchy that effectively governed Nepal from 1846 onward, following Jung Bahadur Rana's seizure of power after the Kot Massacre. Surendra was kept as a ceremonial figurehead, and coinage issued in his name across this thirty-four year span functioned as a political instrument — maintaining the fiction of royal authority while real power resided elsewhere.
The mohar remained Nepal's principal silver unit throughout this period, its weight standard largely preserved from Shah dynasty predecessors.