Coinage of Nepal

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The earliest coin minted in today's territory of Nepal was in Shakya Mahajanapada, along the India–Nepal border at around 500 BCE. Shakya coins were an example of a coin invented in the Indian subcontinent which continued to be used in Nepal alongside India for over 1500 years.^[1]

In the Maurya Empire, punch marks were widely used in the southern region of Nepal and also imported from hills and the Kathmandu valley. Mauryan coins were punch-marked with the royal standard to ascertain their authenticity.

The Kushan Empire expanded into Nepal in the early 1st century CE and introduced Kushan coins. They were used in the Southern region widely and made of copper.^[2]

The Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal established its root in the Kathmandu Valley from c. CE 576 to 750. This marked the beginning of the Classical period of Nepal. Lichhavi Coins were the first coins widely used in the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding hills.^[3]

After a major reform in coinage, a new style of silver coins called Mohar (Initially called Mhendramalli) were struck in Nepal with a reduced weight standard of 5.4 g. in silver.^[3]

In CE. 1865, the first copper coins were issued for the Kathmandu Valley in the denomination of Copper Paisa, Double Paisa and Dam with inscription in Devanagari script.^[3]

• 1 Tanka
• 1⁄4 Tanka
• 1⁄32 Tanka = 4 Dam
• 1 Dam = 4 Jawa

• Double Rupee = 4 Mohar
• 1 Rupee /Double Mohar = 2 Mohar
• 1 Mohar = 2 Suka
• 1 Suka = 6.25 Aana
• 1 Aana = 2 Adha-aana
• 1 Adha-aana = 2 paisa
• 1 Paisa Mohar = 4 Dams
• 1 Dam = 4 Jawa

• 1 Ganda or Ani/Aana = 2 Dyak or 2 Double Paisa
• 1 Dyak or 1 Double Paisa = 2 Dhebua or 2 Paisa
• 1 Dhebua/Paisa = 4 Dam (Copper)

• Duitole Asarfi = 4 Mohar = 2 Tolas = 360 troy grains
• Bakla Asarfi = 2 Mohar = 1 Tola = 180 troy grains
• Patla/Majhawala Asarfi = 1 Mohar = 1⁄2 Tola = 90 troy grains
• Suka Asarfi = 1⁄2 Mohar= 1⁄4 Tola = 45 troy grains
• Suki = 1⁄8 Mohar= 1⁄16 Tola = 22.5 troy grains
• Ani = 1⁄16 Mohar = 1⁄32 Tola = 2.93 troy grains
• Adha-Ani = 1⁄32 Mohar = 1⁄64 Tola = 5.87 troy grains
• Pal = 1⁄64 Mohar = 1⁄128 Tola = 2.93 troy grains
• Dam = 1⁄154 Mohar = 1⁄317 Tola = 0.71 troy grains^[4]

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  Nepalese silver mohar in the name of king Chakravartendra Malla of Kathmandu, dated Nepal Sambat 789 = AD 1669, obverse
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  Nepalese silver mohar in the name of king Chakravartendra Malla of Kathmandu, dated Nepal Sambat 789 = AD 1669, reverse
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  Copper coin of Jishnu Gupta (c. 622–633) of the Nepalese Licchhavi Dynasty. Reverse
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  Gunanka.
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  Half Mohar Rajendra Vikrama
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  Suka Mohar Rajendra Vikrama in the name of Queen Samrajya lakshmi.
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  1-8 Mohar Rajendra Vikrama
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  Half Mohar Rana Bahadur Shah
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  Uni-face Silver Dam Girvana Yuddha.
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  Rana Bahadur 1 paisa.
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  Rana Bahadur Half paisa.
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  Obverse of a 10 Paisa coin of Nepal from the reign of Mahendra Bir Bikram, made of brass.

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• "Notes and Coins of Nepal" (PDF). Nepal Rastra Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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