Nepal VS1988 2 mohar

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43020

This specimen was lot 43020 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEPAL. Shah Dynasty. 2 Mohars, VS 1988 (1931). Tribhuvana Bir Bikram. PCGS MS-66." While the single mohar was struck in silver and gold, the double mohar was struck only in silver. This type was struck VS 1968-1989 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.2 g, silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-695.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• VS 1983 (1926) mohar, gold
• VS 1983 (1926) 2 mohar
• VS 1989 (1932) rupee
• VS 1991 (1934) mohar, gold
• VS 1991 (1934) tola
• Coins and currency dated 1931