Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Nepal Removes Controversial Map from One-Rupee Coin
Nepal has decided to remove a controversial map from its one-rupee coin.
This map included areas that both Nepal and India claim as their own, like Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani.
The new coin will have a picture of the Lo Ghyakar Monastery instead.
The two-rupee coin will keep the map.
Some people in Nepal are upset about this change because they think it affects Nepal's territorial integrity.
The new coins will be smaller and made of steel.
Nepal removes controversial map from one-rupee coin.
The map included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani, which are disputed territories with India.
The new one-rupee coin will feature the Lo Ghyakar Monastery.
The two-rupee coin will retain the map.
New coins will be smaller and made of steel.
- Who
- Nepal government
- What
- Removed controversial map from one-rupee coin
- When
- Approved by the Council of Ministers on Thursday
- Where
- Nepal
- Why
- To replace the map with the image of the Lo Ghyakar Monastery and to reduce the size and weight of coins
Nepal's Territorial Integrity
India's Territorial Claims
Territorial Claims
Nepal's Territorial Integrity
Nepal claims Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani as its territories.
India's Territorial Claims
India maintains that these territories belong to it.
Map Inclusion
Nepal's Territorial Integrity
Nepal included these territories in its official map in 2020.
India's Territorial Claims
India disputes this inclusion and considers the territories part of its own map.
- Territories in Dispute
- Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, Kalapani
- Nepal's Action
- Removed controversial map from one-rupee coin
- Replacement Image
- Lo Ghyakar Monastery
- Two-Rupee Coin
- Retains the map
- New Coin Size
- 3.2 grams (one-rupee), 3.8 grams (two-rupee)
- New Coin Material
- Steel
- New Coin Color
- Steel white
