25 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram

25 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram - obverse25 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram - reverse

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Features

Issuer Nepal
King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972-2001)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 2028-2039 (1971-1982)
Calendar Vikram Samvat
Value 25 Paisa
0.25 NPR = USD 0.0019
Currency Rupee (1932-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 3.05 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Thickness 1.75 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
4278
References KM# 815
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Shah dynasty
Trident within center circle

Script: Devanagari

Lettering:
श्री श्री
श्री ५ वीरेन्द्र
वी र
वि क्र
म शाहदे व
२०३०

Reverse

Dagger flanked by garlands from above

Script: Devanagari

Lettering:
श्री श्री श्री गो र ख ना थ
श्री भवानी
पचीस पैसा
नेपाल

Translation:
"Shree Shree Shree Gorkhanath" in segments outside circle
"Shree Bhavani"
"Pachchis Paisa"
"Nepal" in Devanagari within circle

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Mint Division of the Central Bank of Nepal (Nepal Rashtra Bank, Taksar Mahasakha), Kathmandu, Nepal
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Varieties exist:
weight: 3.03 - 3.27 g
diameter: 18.05- 19.09 mm
thickness: 1.55 - 2.02 mm (measuring one coin around its rim could give different sizes : 1.82-2.02 or 1.66-1.74 mm!)

Proof issues were minted by the United States mint in San Francisco.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2028 (1971)  5 691 3% २०२८
2029 (1972)  3 943 2% २०२९ - Proof; Minted in 1973
2030 (1973)  8 676 000 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 $ 0.63 23% २०३०
2030 (1973)  8 891 $ 1.10 3% २०३० - Proof; Minted in 1974
2031 (1974)  1 172 000 $ 0.50 $ 1.10 8% २०३१
2031 (1974)  10 543 $ 0.95 4% २०३१ - Proof; Minted in 1975
2032 (1975)  4 584 000 $ 0.54 $ 1.50 10% २०३२
2033 (1976)  1 837 000 $ 0.32 $ 0.61 $ 1.10 9% २०३३
2034 (1977)  3 808 000 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 17% २०३४
2035 (1978)  5 964 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.48 12% २०३५
2036 (1979)  $ 0.53 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 20% २०३६
2037 (1980)  2 047 000 5% २०३७
2038 (1981)  1 580 000 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $ 1.30 21% २०३८
2039 (1982)  7 185 000 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 8% २०३९

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