Nepal SE1790 1/4 mohar Fr-10

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1100

This specimen was lot 1100 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEPAL: Surendra Vikrama, 1847-1881, AV ¼ mohar, SE1790 (1868), in the name of Queen Sura Raja Lakshmi, NGC graded MS63." This type was struck SE 1769, 1787 and 1790. It has a low catalog value. Nepal was and is an independent nation between India and Tibet but under the strong influence of the British raj. Mohars also exist in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.44 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-10, KM-608.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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