NEPALESE COINS

Nepal 300 rupee

300 rupee, Rashtriya Banjiya bank silver jubilee 1990

The legend reads Rashtriya Banjiya Bank Rajat jayanti 2022-2047, and also shows the bank logo. The Rashtriya Banjiya Bank, which translates to the National Bank of commerce, is to Nepal what the Reserve Bank is to India. The date converts to 1965-1990 AD, which means this one was released in 1990 on the occasion of silver jubilee of the Rashtriya Banijya Bank of Nepal.

Weight: 18gm
Silver: 92.5%

Date: 2047 VS = 1990 AD

Nepal 100 rupee

100 rupee, world food day

Lettering: Vishwa khadya diwas Nepal, or world food day Nepal
Figure working in field

Weight: 25.49 gm
Silver: 92.5%
Date: 2038 VS = 1981 AD
Note: picture in the catalog does not show the Obverse

Nepal 50 rupee

Nepal 50 rupee, Education for village women

Weight:25gm

Silver: 50%

Subject: education for village women

Date: 2036 VS = 1979 AD

Nepal 25 rupee

25 rupee, 1974

Weight: 25.6gm
Silver: 50%
Subject: Birendra coronation
Obverse: crown
Reverse: dagger flanked by coronation
Date: 2031 VS = 1974 AD

25 rupee, 1984

Weight: 12gm
Silver: 25%
Obverse: crown
Date: 2041 VS = 1984 AD

Nepal 10 rupee

10 rupee, FAO 1968

Weight: 15.6gm
Metal: 60% silver
Obverse: bust of Mahendra Bir Bikram
Date: 2025 VS = 1968 AD

10 rupee, 1994

This 10 rupee coin is made of brass plated steel, and the reverse shows a book which reads "Nepal adhirajyako samvidhan" which translates to the constitution of the kingdom of Nepal. The date below reads 2047 which converts to 1990 AD. Date is 2051 VS = 1994 AD.

Nepal Five rupee

Five rupee, Pashupatinath temple
Pashupatinath temple

Pashupati is one of the epithets of Lord Shiva. It translates to "Lord of animals". Pashupatinath is the most important shrine for Hindus all over Nepal as well as in other countries including India. Only Hindus(who believe in Pashupati) are allowed to enter in the temple, and all people not born in Nepal or India are considered non-Hindus. Non-Hindus are allowed to have a look at the temple from the other bank of Bagmati river.

According to the legend, it is not known for certain when the temple was founded, but it is said that Lord Shiva gained great fame here as Pashupati, or the Lord of the animals.

Five rupee, visit Nepal 1998

Nepal 2 rupee

Janki Temple, Nepal

Two rupee, Janki Temple

The Janki Temple was built by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwari of Tikamgarh in 1911. It is also known as the nau lakha mandir because it was built at the cost of 9 lakh rupees. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Sita as in 1657 a golden statue of goddess Sita was found there and Sita is also said to have lived there.

It is also the epitome of Rajput architechture in Nepal.

Two rupee, Sagarmatha

Sagarmatha(Mount Everest)

Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest. For more details see under One rupee coin featuring Sagarmatha.

Visit Nepal 1998

Two rupee, visit Nepal 1998

Metal: Brass
Diameter: 25mm
Theme: Visit Nepal
Date : 1998

Nepal 1 rupee - III

One rupee, Sagarmatha
Sagarmatha, Nepal

Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name of mount Everest, and it means "on top of the world". The other prominent attraction of the region is the Sagarmatha national park, which has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The Sagarmatha national park is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where plants grow and flowers bloom rapidly after the monsoons, and the region becomes green in a short period of time. Lots of insects and birds which feed on them can also be found here. The park also boasts of being home to quite a few endangered species like the Red Panda(think the Jungle book), the elusive snow leopard, musk deer(known for its scent), wild yak and the Himalayan Black bear.

It may be noted that Sagar is a Sanskrit word meaning sky, and it is not to be confused with the Hindi word Sagar which means sea or ocean and Matha means forehead. Hence we have Sagarmatha as the modern Nepali name for Mount Everest.

One rupee, 50 years of UN

Metal: Brass plated steel
Diameter: 22mm
Theme: 50th anniversary of the United Nations

Nepal 1 rupee - II

Gorkhapatra centenary 1 Rupee

This coin was issued to celebrate the completion of 100 years of the Gorkhapatra, which is a newspaper in Nepal. The figure on the obverse shows some people reading a newspaper, which is intended to be the Gorkhapatra, the oldest national daily newspaper of Nepal and run by the Gorkhaptra sansthan. This coin was released in AD 2000 which means that the Gorkhapatra was started in 1900 AD.

1 Rupee, Visit Nepal 1998

Metal: Brass
Diameter: 20mm

Nepal 1 rupee - I

One rupee Bageshwari temple
Brass plated steel
edge:plain
note: magnetic
inscription on reverse: vageshwari nepal 1 rupaiya
inscription on obverse: small trident in centre, shri gyanendra bir bikram shah dev.
Date: 2060 VS-2003 AD

One rupee, 1979

Weight: 10.2gm
Metal: copper-nickel
Date: 2036 VS=1979 AD

One rupee, Tal Barahi Temple

The Tal Barahi temple lies in the middle of Phewa lake at Pokhara, and the only way to get there is through ferrying boats. It is a small pagoda style temple where the deity Barahi resides. This one was released in 2032 VS = 1975 AD

Nepal 50 paisa

Swayambhu Mahachaitya

50 paisa, 1988
Metal: stainless steel
Diameter: 23.5mm
Date: 2045 VS=1988AD

50 paisa, 2004

Weight: 1.41gm
Metal : Aluminium
Diameter: 22.5mm
Obverse: dome of swayambhu maha chaitya
Reverse: crown
Date: 2061 VS=2004AD

The lettering above the crown on obverse reads "shree swayambhu maha chaitya".Swayambhu is a pilgrimage centre in the Kathmandu valley revered by Hindus and Buddhists, by people of Nepal, India, Bhutan and china. From almost all parts of the Kathmandu valley, we can see beautiful views of the Swayambhu hill, which is also known as “Gopucchha” and ”Gosringa” hill because it looks like a tail or horn of a cow when one observes it from the Chobhar hill.

The site of Swayambhu mahachaitya is very beautiful where many old botanical species grow.

According to the legend, the Vipaswi Buddha came to a lake here and sowed a lotus seed here.From the flower that bloomed, swayambhujyoti(sele originated flame) is said to have emanated. On hearing about the flame, pilgrims started coming to the place. One of the pilgrims, Mahamanjushree cut out a slit at the hill at Chobar with the hel of his spouses Varada and Mokshyada, and dried out the lake to make it suitable for human settlement. At the site where the Swayambhu jyoti had emerged, a stupa was created which came to be known as the Swayambhu mahachaitya.

There is no proper archaeological evidence to support the legend, although geology does confirm that the valley originated from a lake. It can be assumed that after the lake dried up, human settlement began in the region about 1000 years ago, based on the stories in the puranas and the local chronicles.

Nepal 25 paisa

25 paise, 1974
Metal: copper-nickel
Subject: Birendra coronation
Obverse: crown
Reverse: Dagger flanked by garlands
Date: VS 2031 = AD 1974


25 paisa, 1981

Weight: 3gm
Metal: copper nickel
Obverse: trident within small circle
Reverse: garland on dagger

Date:2038 VS = 1981 AD

25 paisa, 1993

Weight: 18gm
Metal: aluminium
Diameter: 24.5mm
Obverse: crown
Date: 2050 VS = 1993 AD

25 paisa, 2000

Weight: 15gm
Metal: Aluminium
Diameter: 20mm
Date: VS 2057 = AD 2000
Obverse: crown

Nepal 20 paisa

Nepal 20 paisa, 1968
Metal: Brass
Series: F.A.O.
Date: VS 2035=1978 AD

Nepal 10 paisa

10 paisa, 1966
Metal: aluminium-bronze
Date: VS 2023= AD 1966
Obverse: crescent moon and sun flank trident

10 paisa, 1967

Metal: brass
Date: VS 2024= AD 1967

10 paisa, 1986

Metal: Aluminium
Diameter: 21.5mm
weight: 1.3 gm
Date: VS 2043 = AD 1986

10 paise, international women's year 1975

Metal: Brass
Subject: F.A.O. international women's year
Date: VS2032=AD1975
Reverse legend: "samanta vikas shanti" meaning equality, development and peace

Nepal 5 paisa

Nepal 5 paisa, 1943

Metal: copper-nickel-zinc
Obverse: lamp within circle
Reverse: crescent moon and sun flank trident
Date:2000VS=1943AD

5 paisa, 1963

Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 22.5mm
Date: 2020 VS=1963AD
Obverse: sun and moon flank trident in centre

The trident is symbolic of Lord Shiva, who is worshiped widely in Nepal.

Nepal 1 paisa

Nepal 1 paisa, 1946

Metal: copper
Diameter:23mm

Shree Pashupatinath, written in the legend on obverse, is an avatar of the Hindu Lord Siva, who is worshiped and revered throughout the Hindu world, especially in Nepal where he is the national god.

Nepal set: 400 years of Guru Granth Sahab

Nepal 250 rupees: 400 years of guru granth sahab obverse

Reverse

Nepal 250 rupees : 400 years of guru granth sahab

This coin was released in Nepal on the completion of 400 years of Guru Granth Sahab, the holy book of the Sikhs. Sri Guru Granth Sahib, or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs.It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708. Guru Granth Sahab was completed and installed in Harmandir Sahib in 1604, and this coin was released in 2004, after 400 years of the inauguration of Guru Granth Sahib ji. The date on the coin is VS 2061=2004 AD

The Adi Granth was first compiled by Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606),the fifth Guru of the Sikhs from hymns of the first five Sikh gurus and other great saints, or bhagats, including those of the Hindu and Muslim faith. After the demise of the tenth Sikh guru many edited copies were prepared for distribution by Baba Deep Singh.

It is written in the Gurmukhī script, predominantly in archaic Punjabi, with occasional use of other languages including Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Sanskrit and Persian, often coalesced under the generic title of Sant Bhasha.

The numerous holy men other than the Sikh Gurus whose writing were included in the Adi Granth are collectively referred to as Bhagats "devotees" and their writings are referred to as Bhagat bani"Word of Devotees". These saints belonged to different social and religious backgrounds, including Hindus and Muslims, cobblers and untouchables. Though Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains the compositions of both Sikh Gurus as well the other great saints (Bhagats)—including those of the Hindu and Muslim faith—no distinction whatsoever is made between the works of Sikh Gurus and the works of the Bhagats contained within the Siri Guru Granth Sahib; the titles "Guru" and "Bhagat" should not be misleading. Guru Granth Sahib is said to be the sole and final successor of the line of gurus.

Apart from the Bani of the gurus, guru Granth Sahib ji also contains verses by the Bhagats Kabir(Muslim weaver), Namdev(Calico printer from Maharashtra), Ravi Das(Shoe maker from Uttar Pradesh), Dhanna(cultivator from Rajasthan), Sain(barber from Uttar Pradesh), Jaidev(poet from Bengal), Pipa(king from Uttar Pradesh), Sur Das(blind poet), Baba Farid(Muslim saint from Punjab), Parmanand(Maharashtra), Sadhna(butcher from Sindh), Beni, Ramanand(Uttar Pradesh) and Bhikhan(Sufi saint from Uttar Pradesh).

Posted By :Shubham Gupta