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1 Mohar - Tribhuvana Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1911-1913 |
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| Value | 1 Mohar |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a decorative square tantric yantra design subdivided into compartments, each containing Devanagari inscriptions with the royal name and titles of King Tribhuvana Bir Bikram. A central circular medallion within the yantra displays the Nepalese royal trident symbol (trishul). Flanking the square frame on left and right are stylized temple or altar motifs. The whole design is enclosed within a plain inner border and an outer beaded border running the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Tribhuvana ascended the throne in 1911 at age five, making him one of the youngest rulers under whom Nepalese silver coinage was struck. Effective power rested entirely with the Rana prime ministers — in this case Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana — who controlled the state apparatus while the king remained largely a ceremonial figure. The mohar denomination had anchored Nepalese trade and taxation for centuries by this point, its weight standard long familiar to hill traders and Terai merchants alike.
KM#694 represents one of the shorter production windows in the series, confined to just two regnal years before die revision.