Kingdom of Nepal (1768-2008), Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008-present)
Country in the Himalayas (1768-present)
Location: Central Himalayas
Capital City: Kathmandu
Government type: Absolute Monarchy (1768–1846, 1951-1959, 1960–1990, 2002, 2005–2006), Constitutional Monarchy (1846-1951, 1959–1960, 1990–2002, 2002–2005, 2006–2008), Republic (2008-present)
Main languages: Nepali, Maithili
Main religions: Hinduism, Buddhism
Chronology
1768: Nepalese states unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah, who is named King of Nepal
1792-1911: Tributary to Qing China after the Sino-Nepalese war breaks out over Nepalese attacks on Tibet and Sikkim
1816-1923: Informal British protectorate
1846-1951: Kings reduced to figureheads by the autocratic Rana Prime Ministers
1996-2006: Nepalese civil war
2008: Communist-controlled Nepalese parliament deposes king and declares republic
Currency
Mohur (1768-1932)
1 Mohur = 50 Paisa = 128 Dam = 512 Jawa • 1 Tola = 2.5 Mohur
Rupee (1932-present)
1 Rupee = 100 Paisa
Coins from Nepal in the collection
Kingdom (1768-2008)
•1 Mohur, 1864 (King Surendra Bikram Shah (1847-1881), silver, KM#602)
•2 Paisa, 1969 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), aluminum, San Francisco mint, KM#753)
•4 Paisa, 1955 (King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951-1955), brass, KM#754) Commemorative: Made from a rifle cartridge to comemmorate the bravery of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers during WWII
•5 Paisa, 1972 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), aluminum, Kathmandu mint, KM#802)
•5 Paisa, 1975 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), aluminum, Kathmandu mint, KM#802)
•5 Paisa, 1976 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), aluminum, Kathmandu mint, KM#802)
•5 Paisa, 1979 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), aluminum, Kathmandu mint, KM#802)
•10 Paisa, 1964 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), aluminum bronze, KM#763)
•10 Paisa, 1972 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), brass, San Francisco mint, KM#807)
•25 Paisa, 1957 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), cupronickel, KM#739)
•25 Paisa, 1967 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), cupronickel, San Francisco mint, KM#773)
•25 Paisa, 1976 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), cupronickel, Kathmandu mint, KM#815)
•25 Paisa, 1997 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), aluminum, KM#1015.2)
•50 Paisa, 1954 (King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951-1955), cupronickel, KM#740)
•50 Paisa, 1959 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), cupronickel, KM#777)
•50 Paisa, 1977 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), cupronickel, Kathmandu mint, KM#821)
•1 Rupee, 1995 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), brass-plated steel, KM#1092) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of the United Nations
•1 Rupee, 2003 (King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (2001-2008), brass-plated steel, KM#1150.2)
•2 Rupee, 1982 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), cupronickel, KM#1025)
Republic (2008-present)
•1 Rupee, 2009 (brass-plated steel, KM#1204)
•2 Rupee, 2009 (brass-plated steel, KM#1188)
Banknotes from Nepal in the collection
Kingdom (1768-2008)
•1 Rupee, 1972 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), P#16)
•1 Rupee, 1974-1978 (King Birendra Bikram Shah (1972-2001), P#22)
•5 Rupee, 1953-1956 (King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951-1955), P#5)
•5 Rupee, 1972 (King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1955-1972), P#17)
•5 Rupee, 2002 (King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (2001-2008), P#53)
Republic (2008-present)
•10 Rupee, 2008 (P#61)