Nepal VS2000 mohar Fr-27
This specimen was lot 1199 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $3,675. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEPAL, Shah dynasty. Tribhuvana Vira Vikrama. VS 1968-2007 / AD 1911-1950. AV Mohar. Dated VS 2000 (AD 1943). Legend within quadrate around central trident symbol; additional designs around; VS date in exergue / Legend and design in three lines within center of floral design; additional legend in petals. Lustrous with hint of toning. In NGC encapsulation 4863673-011, graded MS 67. Top Pop – the finest graded by NGC." This issue of king Tribhuvana Bir Bikram (r. 1911-50) is listed for VS 1969, 1975-1991, 1998-2003 (common era 1912-46). No date is given a premium, more likely due to lack of interest than any variation in rarity. Nepal was and is an independent nation between India and Tibet but under the strong influence of the British raj. Some coins are dated using the Saka Era (SE) and others using the Bikram Samvat Era (VS).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.6 g, gold, this specimen 27 mm diameter, 12 h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 702; Friedberg 27.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.
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