2 Mohars - Prithvi Bir Bikram

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah reigned under effective British Residency influence, but the Rana prime ministers held genuine power — the Shah kings were largely ceremonial during this period. This issue falls within the long dominance of the Rana oligarchy, which controlled Nepal's government from 1846 until 1951. The two-mohar denomination in silver was the backbone of Nepal's domestic coinage through the late Rana period, minted at Kathmandu under conditions that produced notable variation in die alignment and surface texture between strikes.