Item number: A1375

Year: AD 1913

Material: Copper

Size: 21.0 x 21.2 mm

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a Nepalese coin minted in AD 1913, with a face value of 1 paisa. In Nepal’s current monetary system, the paisa is the smallest denomination, with 100 paisa equalling 1 rupee. It is important to note that the Nepalese rupee is distinct from the Indian rupee. The rupee, deriving from the Sanskrit term “रूप्य” (rūpya), signifying “silver”, represents a monetary conception deeply rooted in the economic traditions of the Indian subcontinent.

The obverse of the coin features Devanagari script, a writing system used for Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, and several other languages. The Devanagari script holds significant cultural and historical importance across the Indian subcontinent. The central inscription in Nepali reads: “श्री त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम साहदेव १९६९” (Shri Tribhuvan Veer Vikram Sahadev, 1969), translating to “Honourable Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1969.” Tribhuvan was the ninth monarch of the Shah dynasty of Nepal. Notably, the date on the coin does not correspond to the Gregorian calendar but rather to the Vikram Samvat calendar (also known as the Bikram Sambat), which is approximately 56.7 years ahead of the Gregorian system. The year 1969 in Vikram Samvat corresponds roughly to AD 1913 in the Gregorian calendar.

The reverse of the coin also features Devanagari script, with the Nepali inscription “श्री पसुप तिनाथ नेपाल” (Shree Pasupatinath, Nepal), which translates to “Honourable Lord Pashupatinath, Nepal.” Pashupatinath, meaning “Protector of all living beings,” is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Shiva and is associated with the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal.

Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (30 June AD 1906 – 13 March AD 1955) was born in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. His father passed away when he was 11 years old.  Tribhuvan ascended the throne in AD 1911. At the time, the monarch’s role was largely ceremonial, with real power concentrated in the hands of the Rana family, who held the office of Prime Minister as a hereditary position. By the mid-1930s, dissatisfaction with the Rana family’s rule began to grow among the populace. Tribhuvan collaborated with the Nepali Congress Party to overthrow the Rana regime, a movement that involved periods of exile and protracted negotiations. Ultimately, an agreement was reached with the Rana government on 15 February AD 1951, allowing Tribhuvan to form a new government. He returned to Nepal on 18 February AD 1951 and, as king, formally declared the end of Rana family rule and the establishment of a democratic system.

物件編號: A1375

年代: 公元 1913 年

材質: 銅

尺寸: 21.0 x 21.2 mm

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1913年出產的尼泊爾硬幣價值為 1派沙，在現今尼泊爾貨幣體系中派沙是盧比的最小單位，100派沙等於1盧比，需要注意的是尼泊爾的盧比和印度的盧比並不是同一種貨幣，盧比源自梵文詞 “रूप्य” (rūpya)，原意指「銀」，是一種貨幣計量的概念，最早追溯到中世紀印度，當時商人和王國使用銀幣和金幣進行交易，這樣的概念存在於印度次大陸許多國家。

硬幣的正面為天城文，是一種書寫系統，應用於梵文、普拉克里特語、印度語及尼泊爾語等等，天城文系統在印度次大陸中有著非常重要的地位。硬幣中間的文字為尼泊爾語「श्री त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम साहदेव १९६९」意思是「尊貴的特里布萬·比爾·比克拉姆·沙阿·德瓦, 1969」，特里布萬是尼泊爾沙阿王朝的第9任國王，硬幣上的年份並不是我們所熟悉的公元紀年，而是維克拉姆曆1969年又稱旃陀羅曆，對應到的公元紀年年份約為公元1913年，維克拉姆曆大約比一般的公元紀年快56.7年。

硬幣的反面也是以天成文系統書寫的尼泊爾語，「श्री पसुप तिनाथ नेपाल」意思為 「尊貴的帕舒帕蒂之主，尼泊爾」，帕舒帕蒂意為一切生物的保護者，也是著名的印度神祇濕婆的名號之一。

特里布萬·比爾·比克拉姆·沙阿·德瓦（公元1906年6月30日–公元1955年3月13日），出生於尼泊爾首都加德滿都，父親於其11歲時駕崩。公元1911年特里布萬繼位，當時的尼泊爾國王僅為虛位元首，實質掌權者為拉納家族，首相一職由該家族世襲，公元1930年代中期，民眾開始對拉納家族得不滿活動開始，特里布萬也與尼泊爾大會黨合作以求推翻拉納家族的統治，中間經歷了逃亡以及一連串的談判，最終與拉納政府於公元1951年2月15日達成協議，同意由特里布萬國王為首組成新政府，特里布萬也於公元1951年2月18日返回尼泊爾，並以國王的身份宣告拉納家族的統治結束，成立民主體系。