Suka (Nepali Coin)

The Suka (¼ Mohar) (Nepali: सुका) coin,was a unit of currency of Nepal, or one nine hundred and sixtieth of a pound sterling. It was minted initially silver but was later minted in brass,copper and finally in Aluminum was used during the Shah and Malla Dynasty rule in Nepal, it ceasing to be legal tender in early 2000s due to Inflation. It bore the portrait of the monarch on the obverse.[1] Suka through out history had different values before and after Decimalization but in general one suka is equal to 25 paisa and 2 sukas makes a Nepalese mohar. Also, 4 sukas make a Double Nepalese mohar.[2]

Design

Suka Mohar Rajendra Vikrama in the name of Queen Samrajya lakshmi.

The Initial designe of the reverse of the coin resembled the image of Muslim coins of Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire which were widely circulated in Nepal by then .These coins were issued with the name of the reining Monarch with artistic design of Hindu-Buddhist Yantra and patterns. Suka mohar were struck in the denominations of  1⁄2 Mohar , 1⁄4 Mohar and  1⁄8 Mohar. Generally  1⁄4 Mohar Suka(also referred as suki) were issued on the name of the Queen consort or the regent Queen of the King.[3][4]

Gallery

See also

External links

"Notes and Coins of Nepal" (PDF). Nepal Rastra Bank. Retrieved 24 November 2016. 

References

  1. ↑ Michael, Thomas and Cuhaj, George S. Collecting World Coins: Circulating Issues 1901 - Present. Krause Publications, 2001.
  2. ↑ Nicholas G. Rhodes; Karl Gabrisch; Carlo Valdettaro Pontecorvo della Rocchetta (1989). The coinage of Nepal from the earliest times until 1911. Royal Numismatic Society. ISBN 978-0-901405-27-2.
  3. ↑ Joshi, Satya Mohan (1961). Nepali Rashtriya Mudra(National Coinage of Nepal). Archived from the original on 2016-11-24 |archive-url= requires |url= (help).
  4. ↑ American Journal of Numismatics. [American Numismatic Society[. 1917. pp. 231–.


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