1 Paisa - Birendra Bir Bikram "वीरेन्द्र" in obverse inscription

Features

Issuer	Nepal
King	Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972-2001)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	2028-2036 (1971-1979)
Calendar	Vikram Samvat
Value	1 Paisa 0.01 NPR = USD 0.000065
Currency	Rupee (1932-date)
Composition	Aluminium (100%)
Weight	0.7 g
Diameter	16.75 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 10996
References	KM# 799 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Trident with sun and moon flanking above Himalayas
"Nepal
date
Shri Virendra Veer Vikram Shahdev" in Devnagari

Script: Devanagari

Lettering:
नेपाल
२०२ε
श्री ५ वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव

Reverse

"Shri Bhavani" in Devnagari
Rhododendron - National flower of Nepal
"1 one paisa" in Devanagari

Script: Devanagari

Lettering:
श्री भवानी
१ एक पैसा

Edge

Plain

Mint

United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

The tree rhododendron is also known as Red gurans (Nepali: लाली गुराँस).
The Flower's Binomial Name is Rhododendron arboreum

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

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2028 (1971)	10 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	२०२८	28%
2029 (1972)	3 036 000	$ 0.37	$ 0.37	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.65	२०२ε	36%
2029 (1972)	3 943						२०२ε Proof; Minted in 1973	1.9%
2030 (1973)	1 279 000	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.54	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	२०३०	15%
2030 (1973)	8 891					$ 0.54	२०३० Proof; Minted in 1974	3%
2031 (1974)	430 000		$ 0.38	$ 0.70	$ 0.85	$ 1.00	२०३१	20%
2031 (1974)	10 543					$ 1.10	२०३१ Proof; Minted in 1975	3%
2032 (1975)	324 000						२०३२	3%
2033 (1976)	217 000						२०३३	3%
2034 (1977)	1 040 000						२०३४	4%
2035 (1978)	394 000						२०३५	5%
2036 (1979)				$ 0.46	$ 0.75	$ 1.20	२०३६	6%

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