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50 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1982-1984 |
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| Value | 50 Paisa (0.50 NPR) |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consists of an upright kukri dagger flanked symmetrically by two flowering garland sprays descending from above, all contained within a circular inner legend band. The denomination in Devanagari script and the country name Nepal appear within the central circle. An outer decorative border of scalloped or lotus-petal form frames the entire composition, with the religious invocations to Gorakhnath and Bhawani rendered in Devanagari script around the inner ring. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nepal's shift to copper-nickel for this denomination in 1982 followed years of stainless steel issues that proved harsh on dies and unpopular with the public. The Birendra-era small coinage was produced during a period of significant monetary restructuring under the Panchayat system, when the Nepal Rastra Bank was actively standardizing the circulating series ahead of broader economic reforms tied to Indian currency alignment.