Nepal Rastra Bank Starts Selling Gold and Silver Medallions for Tihar Festival

Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has started selling gold Ashrafis and silver medallions on the occasion of the Tihar festival. The Minting Division under the Currency Management Department of the central bank has started selling gold Ashrafis and silver medallions from its office in Babarmahal.

According to the division, a maximum of two pieces are being sold per person: one piece of 2.5 grams gold Ashrafi and one piece each of 10 grams silver medallions (engraved with Lakshmi and Ganesh). Currently, there is a crowd of general public in Babarmahal to buy gold and silver coins.