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50 Paisa - Mahendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1964-1966 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized yantra (geometric sacred diagram) design composed of interlocking rectangular compartments containing the royal name and titles of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in Devanagari script, arranged symmetrically around a central circle bearing a trident (trishul). Traditional Hindu auspicious symbols occupy the corner and side panels, including a sun, crescent, conch shell, lotus bud, and other ritual implements. The honorific legend 'Shree Shree Shree' appears at the top of the field in Devanagari. The Bikram Sambat regnal year appears at the base of the design. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री श्री श्री महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव २०२१ |
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Nepal's transition to decimal coinage in the early 1960s was driven partly by pressure to modernize the monetary system ahead of increased foreign aid and development lending — the World Bank and bilateral donors found the old mohar-based system an administrative inconvenience. These coins were struck at the Royal Mint in London and the Indian Government Mint in Calcutta during the same window, producing subtle die differences between sources that specialists track by rim treatment and font weight in the numerals.