2 Paisa - Tribhuvana Bir Bikram

Nepal's copper small denominations from this period were struck at the Kathmandu Mint during the reign of Tribhuvan, who came to the throne as a child in 1911 under heavy Rana prime ministerial control. The Ranas effectively ran Nepal as a private fiefdom, with the monarchy reduced to ceremonial function — a political reality that persisted until Tribhuvan's dramatic flight to the Indian Embassy in 1950, which precipitated the end of Rana oligarchy entirely.

The fifteen-year span of this issue reflects production continuity rather than consistent annual striking.