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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 682

Nepal, Mahendra Vir Vikram Shah (1955-1972), copper-nickel Rupee (12), VS 2012-VS 2016; VS 2018; VS 2020 (1955-1959; 1961; 1963), (KM 785), complete date series for this issue, one VS 2016 example has the last figure of the date cut over 5, very fine to uncirculated; copper-nickel 50-Paisa (14), VS 2011-VS 2018; VS 2020 (1954-1961; 1963), (KM 777), complete date series of this issue, very fine to uncirculated; copper-nickel 25-Paisa (5), VS 2015; VS 2018; VS 2020; VS 2022 (1958-1961; 1963), (KM 771), complete date series of this issue, very fine to uncirculated (31); copper-nickel Rupees (4), VS 2021 (1964) (2); VS 2022 (1965); VS 2023 (1965), edges milled (KM 786), a complete date series of this issue, generally extremely fine to uncirculated, the VS 2023 example excessively rare with a believed mintage of only 33; copper-nickel 50-Paisas (3), VS 2021; VS 2022; VS 2023, edges milled (KM 778), all known dates of this series, extremely fine to uncirculated; copper-nickel 25-Paisas (4), VS 2021; VS 2022; VS 2023, edges milled (KM 772), all known dates of this series, extremely fine to uncirculated (11); copper-nickel Rupee, VS 2023 (1966), edge milled (KM 787), uncirculated; copper-nickel 50-Paisa, VS 2023 (1966), edge milled (KM 779), extremely fine; copper-nickel 25-Paisa, VS 2023 (1966), edge milled (KM 772), uncirculated; copper-nickel Rupee; 50-Paisa, VS 2025; VS 2026 (1968; 1969), edges milled, (KM 780; KM 788), uncirculated (3); copper-nickel 25-Paisa (5), VS 2024; 2026; 2027; 2028 (1967-1971), edges milled (KM 773), uncirculated (5); brass or bronze 1, 2, 5 and 10-Paisa (38), VS 2021-VS 2023 (1964-1966), (KM 747; 752; 758a; 764), including the three known dates for this series, the 5 and 10-Paisa coins struck in either brass or bronze, the 1 and 2-Paisa coins struck in brass, also one obv. brockage of 2-Paisa, dated 2022 and one planchet for the 2 Paisa issue, some very fine to extremely fine, mostly uncirculated (38); and aluminium or brass 1, 2, 5 and 10-Paisa (41), VS 2023-VS 2028 (1966-1971), all coins featuring trident with double drum (damaru) above, Mount Everest on obv. the 1-Paisa coins feature a rhododendron flower on rev., the 2- Paisa coins a monal (national bird of Nepal of the pheasant family); the 5 and 10-Paisa coins a sacred cow (KM 748; 753; 759; 765), Including most of the recorded dates for this series, and one double struck 5-Paisa coin and an aluminium planchet, mostly uncirculated (41) (total 132)

Provenance

The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part Two



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Estimate
£200 to £400

Starting price
£140