Catalog
2 Paisa - Prithvi Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Government Mint |
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| Year | 1891-1893 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized lotus flower in relief, rendered in the traditional Nepalese decorative idiom. The lotus is flanked by Devanagari legends arranged in the surrounding field. The entire design is enclosed within an intricate interlaced rope or chain border that frames the coin's face, a hallmark of late Rana-era Nepalese coinage. The overall composition is bold and deeply struck, with geometric ornamental elements filling the available field space. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a trident symbol (trishula), the sacred emblem associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, enclosed within a small circular inner ring. Surrounding this central motif, Devanagari legends are arranged in a circular pattern referencing the Gorkha government, the goddess Bhavani, and the Vikrama Samvat regnal year. The legends and central device are encircled by the same elaborate interlaced rope border as the obverse, consistent with the decorative vocabulary of Nepalese copper coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1948 (1891) - RGV# 1275 - 1949 (1892) - RGV# 1276 - 1950 (1893) - RGV# 1277 - |
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