Tibetan Silver Coin Bottle, using two matching coins. One side of the old Silver coins show Mount Kailash, the sacred mountain of Tibet, and the lion. These Tibetan Silver coins date back to the 1940s. The above Coin Bottle was being created in Kathmandu in the 1960s/1970s by a couple of jewellery families, both claiming generations of working for the rulers of Nepal, be they of the Rana Dynasty or of the Shah Dynasty.
By the early 1980s, when this Coin Bottle was sourced in Kathmandu, they were already difficult to obtain.

Kathmandu Valley is the heart of Nepal: a large well-watered fertile valley, it has always been a centre of trade and civilization. The branch of the ancient Silk Road that traversed the Himalayas was dominated by the traders of Kathmandu Valley.
The artesans of Kathmandu Valley, be they producers of bronze through the lost wax process or of jewellery hand-worked from imported precious metals, enjoy a reputation for excellence.

Note: the Silver chevron-link chain included with the above Coin Bottle, totally handmade and of high Silver content, is from Sth India, and probably of around the same age as the Tibetan Silver coins in the bottle, pre-dating the creation of the bottle in Kathmandu Valley by some decades. It is wonderfully supple chain. The suppleness comes through much wear, though it must always have been worn with care, for it is in excellent condition.