Coinage of Nepal

The earliest coin minted in today's territory of Nepal was in Shakya Mahajanapada, along the India–Nepal border at around 500 BCE.

[1] In the Maurya Empire, punch marks were widely used in the southern region of Nepal and also imported from hills and the Kathmandu valley.

Mauryan coins were punch-marked with the royal standard to ascertain their authenticity.

[2] The Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal established its root in the Kathmandu Valley from c. CE 576 to 750.

[3] After a major reform in coinage, a new style of silver coins called Mohar (Initially called Mhendramalli) were struck in Nepal with a reduced weight standard of 5.4 g. in silver.

Silver punch mark coin of the Maurya empire, with symbols of wheel and elephant. 3rd century BCE.
Coin of Kushan King Vima Takto
Copper coin of Jishnu Gupta (c. 622–633) of the Nepalese Licchhavi Dynasty. Obverse. The inscription above the winged horse is Sri Jishnu Guptasya
Nepalese silver mohar in the name of King Bhupatindra Malla (ruled 1696–1722) of Bhadgaon (Bhaktapur), dated Nepal Era 816 ( = AD 1696), obverse. Silver mohars of this type were also exported to Tibet where they circulated along with other Malla mohars
Coin of King Prithivi Narayan Shah