Nepal VS2043 5 paisa

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1982-90 and all dates are common. It was the last of its denomination, its value destroyed by inflation. In 1982, US$1 = 13.2 rupees; as of September 2019, US$1 = 116 rupees. King Birendra Bir Bikram (ruled 1971-2001) was murdered by his son in a domestic dispute. The king's brother, Gyanendra, ruled until the monarchy was abolished in 2008. In 2015, an earthquake wrecked the capital, Katmandu.

Recorded mintage: 9,634,000.

Specification: 0.85 g, aluminum, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1013.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• VS 2036 (1979) rupee
• VS 2041 (1984) 50 paisa, Family Planning
• VS 2043 (1986) 10 paisa
• VS 2043 (1986) 25 paisa
• VS 2043 (1986) asarfi, Ganges River dolphins
• VS 2045 (1988) 1000 rupees, snow leopard, 5 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to coins of Nepal