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¾ Sho - Pratap Simha
| Issuer | Nepal |
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| Year | 1697-1699 |
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| Currency | Mohar (1546-1932) |
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| Obverse description | Semicircular hammered silver flan displaying an intricate interlaced floral and foliate design in the Nepalese traditional style. The field is filled with stylised lotus-petal motifs and curvilinear knotwork arranged in a dense, symmetrical composition. Devanagari legend elements appear integrated within the decorative framework. The curved outer border is defined by a continuous raised beaded rim running along the entire arc of the half-circle flan. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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Pratap Simha ruled Nepal for less than two years before his death in 1777, making his coinage among the shortest-reigned issues of the Shah dynasty. The ¾ Sho denomination itself is an unusual fractional unit tied to Nepal's pre-unification monetary reckoning, distinct from the more familiar Mohar series that dominated regional trade.
KM#483 is sparsely documented in auction records, which aligns with the brevity of the reign and the limited minting infrastructure of Kathmandu at the time.