Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah
1881-1911 gold Dam
普里特維·比爾·比克拉姆·沙阿
1丹金幣
Item number: A139
Year: AD 1881-1911
Material: Gold
Size: 7.0 x 7.0 mm / 厚: ~ 0.01 mm
Provenance: Spink 2023
These gold coins are identified as dam from Nepal, which were minted from AD 1881 to AD 1911, during the throne of Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah. These dams were uniface, the obverse showcase a sword in the middle, surrounded by wording “Sir Prthvi Vi.”
Dam was a small denomination unit belonged to Silver Mohar system which was used after AD 1640, the equivalent value is listed below:
Unit | Equivalent Value |
---|---|
Double Rupee | 4 Mohar |
Rupee / Double Mohar | 2 Mohar |
Mohar | 2 Suka |
Suka | 6.25 Aana |
Aana | 2 Adha-aana |
Adha-aana | 2 Paisa |
Paisa Mohar | 4 Dams |
Dam | 4 Jawa |
The earliest coins found in the Kathmandu Valley are two silver punch-marked pieces of the type that circulated extensively in northern India until the third century. The two pieces were discovered shortly before January AD 1983, judging from their size and fabric one may locate them among the series struck by the Maurya Dynasty in Indian mints.
After the conquest of Kathmandu Valley, King Prithivi Narayan Shah withdrew all the old Malla currency and in order to stop their circulation, devalued their exchange rate. Apart from the regular issue of Mohar, Suka, dam coins were struck in queen Narendra Lakshmi’s name and a new coin double in value and weight of Mohar were struck equivalent to the Indian Rupee. Some gold coins were also struck in his reign but as Nisars for use in special ceremonies. The successors of Prithivi Narayan Shah adhered to his alterations in the Malla currency and dating system, persisting in the issuance of analogous silver and Nisar gold coins under their own names as well as those of their queens. In AD 1789 King Rana Bahadur Shah reduced the diameter of Mohar and increased the production of smaller denominations and gold coins.
During the reign of Prithvi Vir Vikram, the minting of silver coins persisted under the binary “Sohra Ganda System”. However, none of the coins smaller than the suki, which equated to 12.5 copper paisa in the new system, were ever circulated. The smaller silver coins were exclusively minted as nisars, accessible at the mint for acquisition by the growing influx of foreign visitors. Subsequent to AD 1913, production of even the suki ceased, and copper coins constituted the majority of minor currency in circulation.
物件編號: A139
年代: 公元 1881-1911 年
材質: 黃金
尺寸: 7.0 x 7.0 mm / 厚: ~ 0.01 mm
來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023
這些金幣被確認為尼泊爾的丹(Dam),它們是公元1881年至公元1911年期間,在普里特維·比爾·比克拉姆·沙阿(Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah)統治期間鑄造的。這些丹是單面的,正面展示了一把劍,被「普里特維·比 君主」(Sir Prthvi Vi)一詞所包圍。
丹是一個小面額單位,屬於銀莫哈爾(Mohar)系統,該系統在公元1640年後開始使用,相應的價值如下:
單位 | 幣值 |
---|---|
Double Rupee | 4 Mohar |
Rupee / Double Mohar | 2 Mohar |
Mohar | 2 Suka |
Suka | 6.25 Aana |
Aana | 2 Adha-aana |
Adha-aana | 2 Paisa |
Paisa Mohar | 4 Dams |
Dam | 4 Jawa |