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10 Paisa - Mahendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Government of Nepal |
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| Year | 1966-1971 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#765, Schön#186 |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a standing zebu cow (sacred cow of Nepal) in profile facing left, rendered in naturalistic low relief. Above the cow, the Devanagari legend 'श्री भवानी' (Sri Bhavani) arcs across the upper field. Below the central device, the denomination is inscribed in Devanagari numerals and text: '१० दस पैसा' (10 Das Paisa), arranged along the lower rim. The field is otherwise plain, with no additional ornamentation. |
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Mahendra Bir Bikram ruled Nepal as an absolute monarch after dissolving the elected government in 1960 and banning political parties — a system he formalized as the Panchayat democracy, which concentrated real power in the palace. Coinage issued under his name throughout the 1960s reflects the deliberate centralizing of national identity around the crown rather than any parliamentary institution.
The brass composition adopted for this series was a practical response to the chronic shortage of copper-nickel alloys in Nepal's supply chain during the period.