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½ mohar or adha from Nepal of Bhaskara Malla of Katmandu, 823 [= 1702]
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½ mohar or adha from Nepal of Bhaskara Malla of Katmandu, 823 [= 1702]

1702 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle a trisul, around which seven signs in Nagari script with the meaning: sri sri jaya Bhaskara. Around the circle a border with ornaments, in which eight separate spaces with Buddhist symbols. Reverse: within a circle a stupa, around which on two lines four signs in Nagari script with the meaning: malla deva. In the margin year in Nepalese numerals: 823. Around the circle a border with ornaments, in which eight separate spaces, in each space a sign in Nagari script with the meaning: nepale/svara girindra. Smooth edge.

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Credit line½ mohar of adha uit Nepal van Bhaskara Malla van Katmandu, 823 [= 1702]. 1702. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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