Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 299
Nepal, Birendra Vira Vikrama Shah (1972-2001), silver 100-Rupees (4), struck in 0.500 silver, 'World Food Day', VS 2038 (1981); 'Year of Youth', VS 2042 (1985); 'International Year of Older Persons', VS2056 (1999) (2), (KM 850.1, 1024, 1141), uncirculated; silver 50-Rupees (4), struck in 0.500 silver, 'Wildlife Conservation: Red Panda', VS 2031 (1974); 'Education for Village Women', VS 2036 (1979); 'International Year of Disabled Persons', VS 2038 (1981); '50th Anniversary of Kathmandu Mint', VS 2039 (1982); brass 50-Rupees (6), 'Radio Nepal Golden Jubilee' VS 2056 (1999) (2); 'Golden Jubilee of Sr. Xavier's College', VS2057 (2000) (2); 'Nepal Scouts Golden Jubilee', VS2058 (2002) (2); '250th Anniversary of the Kumari Jatra Festival' copper-nickel 50-Rupees, VS 2064 (2007); silver alloy 25-Rupees (9), 'Wildlife Conservation: Monal', VS 2031 (1974) (3), the first proof; 'Coronation of King Birendra', VS 2031 (1974); VS 2041 (1984) (2); '25th Anniversary of Panchayat System' VS 2042 (1985) (4), both large and small rosette types; copper nickel 25-Rupees (4), 'Silver Jubilee of King Birendra's Accession to the Throne', VS2053 (1996) (2); VS 2055 (1998) (2); 'International Women's year', silver 20-Rupees, struck in 0.500 silver, VS2032 (1975); 'International Year of Child', alloyed silver 20 Rupees, struck in 0.250 silver, VS2036 (1979), (KM 836, 837, 838, 839, 839a, 841, 842, 843, 1046, 1051, 1126, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1160, 1190), the poof with some frostiness otherwise brilliant and with a cameo definition, much as struck, the other issues with lustre, generally extremely fine to uncirculated (31)
Provenance
The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part One
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Estimate
£100 to £200
Starting price
£70