Catalog
2 Paisa - Tribhuvana Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Government Mint |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central circle enclosing a stylised trident-topped device above a two-line Devanagari inscription denoting the denomination and regnal date. The surrounding annular field carries a Devanagari circular legend giving the royal titles and the Vikrama Samvat date. The whole is bounded by a toothed rim consistent with the obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1976 (1919) |
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Nepal's copper and bronze coinage of this period was produced under conditions far removed from European industrial minting — the Kathmandu mint operated with limited mechanization, and output consistency suffered accordingly. Dies for small-denomination bronzes were frequently reused past their useful life, making rim weakness and irregular striking common across the series rather than exceptional to individual examples.
Tribhuvan was a minor at accession in 1911, with real authority held by the Rana prime ministerial dynasty. The KM#689.4 designation distinguishes this among several die varieties within the broader Tribhuvan bronze paisa series.