25 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram Disabled Persons

Nepal issued this piece in 1981 as part of the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons, a global observance that prompted dozens of countries to produce commemorative coinage. For Nepal, the timing aligned with the early years of Birendra's reign, during which the Panchayat system still controlled political life and state-issued commemoratives were among the few sanctioned forms of public messaging.

KM#818 is a scarce type in circulation grades — most survivors are from mint sets distributed through philatelic channels rather than actual use.