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[[Image:Nepal Sincona 38-1732.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 1732]]

This specimen was lot 1732 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Prithvi Bir Bikram, 1881-1911 Tola 1823 SE. (1901 AD.). FDC.'' (Nepal, Prithvi Bir Bikram, 1881-1911, gold tola of SE 1823. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for SE 1807, 1817, 1820-1826 (1885-1904) and is scarce. Some coins are dated using the Saka Era (SE) and others using the Bikram Samvat Era (VS).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 12.48 grams, gold, this specimen 12.36 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 674.3. Fr-16.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Nepal VS1947 tola]]
* [[Nepal SE1824 tola|SE 1824 tola]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1901]]
* return to coins of [[Nepal]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 37, 38, 39, 40]]