Nepal Trial Paisa 1888 (VS 1945) Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah. VF+

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1888 (VS 1945), Nepal, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah. Copper Trial Paisa Coin.

Mint Year: 1888 (VS 1945)
Reference: KM-625. Very Rare!
Denomination: Trial Paisa (Presentation coinage).
Condition: Some dark and rusty deposits, light corrosion damages, othewrise VF+
Material: Copper
Diameter: 23mm
Weight: 5.38gm

Obverse: Paduka (two footprints) above two khukuri (knives) in saltire, surrounded by legend and decorative floral border.
Legend:

Reverse: Lotus within central medallion, surrounded by legend and decorative floral border.



Early Trial Paisa, struck in 1888, dated VS 1945, 5.09g, type 4, with title Bhavānī Gorkha Sarkār around trident, and paduka (two footprints) above crossed kukris on reverse (RGV 1274). Wonderful dark tone, also rare.





Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव), (18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911) was the seventh King of Nepal. Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal, and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country. King Prithvi's eldest child was Princess Lakshmi, who was married to Field Marshal Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. She was made the Crown Princess and was heir to Nepal's throne until she was 11, when her brother Tribhuvan was born. Until then King Prithvi only had four daughters and four from another wife.

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