Nepal VS1998 mohar Fr-27

Ponterio sale 164, lot 927

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 927 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,035. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEPAL. Mohar, VS 1998 (1941). NGC MS-62." This issue of king Tribhuvana Bir Bikram (r. 1911-50) is listed for VS 1969-2005 (common era 1912-48). 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. Mohars also exist in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.6 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-27; KM-702.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

Links to:

• VS1983 (1926) mohar
• VS1991 (1934) tola
• Nepal VS(19)96 1/16 rupee
• Nepal VS2025 (1968) 10 rupees
• Coins and currency dated 1941
• return to coins of Nepal