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  • 1 Rupee 2005, KM# 1181, Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
  • 1 Rupee 2005, KM# 1181, Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
Obverse

Traditional square design includes images of Padma (lotus), Chakra, Moon, Sun, Shankha (conch shell) and Gada (mace). Lettering is "His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah", date below.

The Sudarshana Chakra is a spinning, disk-like weapon with 108 serrated edges used by the Hindu god Vishnu.

Padma (Nelumbo nucifera), the sacred lotus, is an aquatic plant that plays a central role in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism.

Shankha, translated from Tibetan is literally “white conch”, is a trumpet formed from a white conch shell of the species Turbinella pyrum, from the Indian Ocean. The conch shell of ritual and religious importance in both Hinduism and Buddhism.

The gada is a blunt mace or club from India. Made either of wood or metal, it consists essentially of a spherical head mounted on a shaft, with a spike on the top. The gada is the main weapon of the Hindu god Hanuman.

श्री श्री
श्री ५ वीरेन्द्र
वीर विक्रम
शाह देव
२०६२

Reverse

Tal Barahi Temple in front of mountainous horizon above value, surrounded by the state name in Devanagari and in English.

Tal Barahi Temple, also known as Lake Temple or Barahi Temple is a two-story pagoda temple located in the Kaski District of the Gandaki Zone in western Nepal. It is a hindu temple of the Goddess Durga (Barahi), the protector of gods. It is located in a small island on the south east section of Phewa Lake in Pokhara. The temple is used for worship by both Hindus and Buddhists.

नेपाल NEPAL
१ रूपैयाँ
तालवाराही

Edge
Characteristics
Material Brass Plated Steel
Weight 4 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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Brass Plated Steel, 4 g, ⌀ 20 mm