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2 Paisa - Prithvi Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Kathmandu Mint |
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| Year | 1907-1911 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a recessed rectangular panel bearing a multi-line Devanagari inscription in three rows, naming King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev with his royal titles. Above the panel, at the top of the coin, appears the honorific legend 'Shri 3' flanked by a small ornamental dot. To the left and right of the central panel, symmetrical floral and scrollwork devices occupy the field. The Vikrama Samvat regnal year is inscribed in Devanagari numerals beneath the panel at the bottom of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 1964 (1907) - - 1968 (1911) - - 1968 (1911) - Proof - |
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Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah reigned as a minor under a succession of regents before dying in 1911 at age 35, with effective power held throughout by the Rana prime ministers who had dominated Nepal since Jung Bahadur's coup of 1846. The Kathmandu Mint operated under this same political arrangement, producing coinage that bore the king's name while real authority sat firmly elsewhere.
KM#634 copper issues from this reign are frequently found with uneven flans, a persistent characteristic of the Kathmandu Mint's hand-operated equipment during this period.