Nepal has approved redesigned ₹1 and ₹2 coins, removing the disputed political map from the ₹1 coin while retaining it on the ₹2 coin. The government cited technical design changes, but the move has drawn criticism from opposition leaders.
Kathmandu, July 20, 2026: The Nepal government has approved the minting of newly designed one-rupee and two-rupee coins, removing the country's controversial political map from the one-rupee coin while retaining it on the two-rupee coin.
The Council of Ministers approved the proposal on Thursday following a recommendation by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), sources said.
The earlier design of the one-rupee coin featured Nepal's political map that included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani, territories claimed by Nepal but regarded by India as part of its own territory. Nepal's then KP Oli-led government had incorporated these areas into the country's official map in May 2020.
The redesigned one-rupee coin will instead carry the image of the Lo Ghyakar Monastery in Marang village of Mustang, one of Nepal's oldest monasteries.
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