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1 Rupee - Tribhuwan Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1949-1953 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central trident (trishula) depicted within a small inner circle, itself set within a square cartouche framed by ornamental borders. The royal legend in Devanagari script reading 'Sri Sri Sri Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shahdev' is arranged around the central device within the cartouche panels. The Vikrama Samvat date appears in Devanagari numerals at the bottom of the design, flanked by decorative elements. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a plain outer rim. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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Nepal's first post-Rana rupee, issued after Tribhuwan's restoration to power in 1951 following his dramatic asylum in the Indian embassy in Kathmandu and subsequent flight to India — effectively ending a century of Rana oligarchic control. India's backing of Tribhuwan was a calculated geopolitical move as the new republic consolidated its northern border policy.
The billon alloy reflects a transitional treasury: the Rana administration had kept Nepal's monetary system deliberately insular, and full silver coinage was no longer fiscally viable as the new government rebuilt state finances from near-zero public accountability.