Nepal 2 rupee

Janki Temple, Nepal

Two rupee, Janki Temple

The Janki Temple was built by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwari of Tikamgarh in 1911. It is also known as the nau lakha mandir because it was built at the cost of 9 lakh rupees. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Sita as in 1657 a golden statue of goddess Sita was found there and Sita is also said to have lived there.

It is also the epitome of Rajput architechture in Nepal.

Two rupee, Sagarmatha

Sagarmatha(Mount Everest)

Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest. For more details see under One rupee coin featuring Sagarmatha.

Visit Nepal 1998

Two rupee, visit Nepal 1998

Metal: Brass
Diameter: 25mm
Theme: Visit Nepal
Date : 1998

Nepal 1 rupee - III

One rupee, Sagarmatha
Sagarmatha, Nepal

Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name of mount Everest, and it means "on top of the world". The other prominent attraction of the region is the Sagarmatha national park, which has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The Sagarmatha national park is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where plants grow and flowers bloom rapidly after the monsoons, and the region becomes green in a short period of time. Lots of insects and birds which feed on them can also be found here. The park also boasts of being home to quite a few endangered species like the Red Panda(think the Jungle book), the elusive snow leopard, musk deer(known for its scent), wild yak and the Himalayan Black bear.

It may be noted that Sagar is a Sanskrit word meaning sky, and it is not to be confused with the Hindi word Sagar which means sea or ocean and Matha means forehead. Hence we have Sagarmatha as the modern Nepali name for Mount Everest.

One rupee, 50 years of UN

Metal: Brass plated steel
Diameter: 22mm
Theme: 50th anniversary of the United Nations

UNC set: 60 years of commonwealth

60 years commonwealth UNC set cover

60 years commonwealth 100 rupee obverse

Reverse

60 years commonwealth 5 rupee

The commonwealth of nations, also formerly referred to as the British commonwealth is comprised of 53 nations which were previously part of the British empire(except for Rwanda and Mozambique). It was noted as early as 1884 that the British empire was changing as the colonies were becoming more and more independent. In 1917, Jan Christian Smuts phrased the term 'British commonwealth of nations' along the lines of future relations between the constituent nations, and in 1919 the historic Versailles conference was held among delegates of the nations, and it was agreed upon that Britain and its dominions were equal in status and in no way subordinate to each other.

The stated aims of the commonwealth are democracy and development,human rights, gender equality and fight against poverty, disease and ignorance. At present the most visible commonwealth activity is the commonwealth games.

Composition

Nepal 1 rupee - II

Gorkhapatra centenary 1 Rupee

This coin was issued to celebrate the completion of 100 years of the Gorkhapatra, which is a newspaper in Nepal. The figure on the obverse shows some people reading a newspaper, which is intended to be the Gorkhapatra, the oldest national daily newspaper of Nepal and run by the Gorkhaptra sansthan. This coin was released in AD 2000 which means that the Gorkhapatra was started in 1900 AD.

1 Rupee, Visit Nepal 1998

Metal: Brass
Diameter: 20mm

Nepal 1 rupee - I

One rupee Bageshwari temple
Brass plated steel
edge:plain
note: magnetic
inscription on reverse: vageshwari nepal 1 rupaiya
inscription on obverse: small trident in centre, shri gyanendra bir bikram shah dev.
Date: 2060 VS-2003 AD

One rupee, 1979

Weight: 10.2gm
Metal: copper-nickel
Date: 2036 VS=1979 AD

One rupee, Tal Barahi Temple

The Tal Barahi temple lies in the middle of Phewa lake at Pokhara, and the only way to get there is through ferrying boats. It is a small pagoda style temple where the deity Barahi resides. This one was released in 2032 VS = 1975 AD

Nepal 50 paisa

Swayambhu Mahachaitya

50 paisa, 1988
Metal: stainless steel
Diameter: 23.5mm
Date: 2045 VS=1988AD

50 paisa, 2004

Weight: 1.41gm
Metal : Aluminium
Diameter: 22.5mm
Obverse: dome of swayambhu maha chaitya
Reverse: crown
Date: 2061 VS=2004AD

The lettering above the crown on obverse reads "shree swayambhu maha chaitya".Swayambhu is a pilgrimage centre in the Kathmandu valley revered by Hindus and Buddhists, by people of Nepal, India, Bhutan and china. From almost all parts of the Kathmandu valley, we can see beautiful views of the Swayambhu hill, which is also known as “Gopucchha” and ”Gosringa” hill because it looks like a tail or horn of a cow when one observes it from the Chobhar hill.

The site of Swayambhu mahachaitya is very beautiful where many old botanical species grow.

According to the legend, the Vipaswi Buddha came to a lake here and sowed a lotus seed here.From the flower that bloomed, swayambhujyoti(sele originated flame) is said to have emanated. On hearing about the flame, pilgrims started coming to the place. One of the pilgrims, Mahamanjushree cut out a slit at the hill at Chobar with the hel of his spouses Varada and Mokshyada, and dried out the lake to make it suitable for human settlement. At the site where the Swayambhu jyoti had emerged, a stupa was created which came to be known as the Swayambhu mahachaitya.

There is no proper archaeological evidence to support the legend, although geology does confirm that the valley originated from a lake. It can be assumed that after the lake dried up, human settlement began in the region about 1000 years ago, based on the stories in the puranas and the local chronicles.

Coin of the month

DATE ADDED	CURRENCY OF THE MONTH	COUNTRY
APR 11	Series, Pesos, 2011 (Fauna of Uruguay)		Uruguay
MAR 11	500 Francs, 1993		Belgium
FEB 11	2000 Pesos, 1993		Chile
JAN 11	2 Euro 2011		Spain
DEC 10	Series, 5 Cents "Buffalo Nickel" (1913-1918)		U.S.
NOV 10	1 Peso, 1942		Uruguay
OCT 10	Series 10 Francs (1969-1979)		Belgium
SEP 10	2 Pesos, 2010		Argentina
AUG 10	Series, Dollars, 1976 (U.S. Bicentennial)		U.S.
JUL 10	500 Pesos, 2000		Chile
JUN 10	2 Euros 2010 (Mezquita de Cordoba)		Spain
MAY 10	5 New Pesos, 1976		Uruguay
APR 10	Series, 10 Pesos, 1990		Chile
MAR 10	12 Euros, 2010		Spain
FEB 10	Series, 10 Cents "Mercury Dime (1916-1945)		U.S.
JAN 10	01 Cent, 2007		Venezuela
DEC 09	10 Pesos, 1961		Uruguay
NOV 09	25 Pesetas, 1999		Spain
OCT 09	Series, Weight Provincial PR, Alfonso XIII (1895 - 1896)		Puerto Rico
SEP 09	10 Pesos, 2000		Uruguay
AUG 09	2 Euros 2009 (tenth anniversary of EMU)		Spain
JUL 09	25 Cents, 2009 (Puerto Rico)		U.S.
JUN 09	12 Euros, 2009		Spain

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