Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Paper Money Collection Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Paper Money Collection
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Signature 2 - Bharat Raj Pandit | |
 | P2 / SMK-4 - 5 Mohru Issue Date: 1948 onward Front: Portrait of King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown at upper right, staple holes at left Back: Tiger in a jungle setting Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 2 - Bharat Raj Pandit Printer: India Security Press (approximately 960,000 printed) Size: 127 x 73 mm |
 | P4b / SMK-6 - 100 Mohru Issue Date: 1948 onward Front: Portrait of King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown at upper right, staple holes at left Back: Rhinoceros in a jungle setting Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 2 - Bharat Raj Pandit Printer: India Security Press (approximately 90,000 printed) Size: 171 x 109 mm |
Signature 3 - Narendra Raja | |
 | P1b / SMK-7 - 1 Mohru Issue Date: Between 1953 and 1960 Front: One Rupee coin at right with date VS2008 (1951), elephant in underprint Back: Reverse side of the one Rupee coin at left, Kalash, a holy vase, at center, mountains in underprint Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 3 - Narendra Raja Size: 102 x 63 mm |
 | P5 / SMK-8 - 5 Mohru Issue Date: September 1953 onward Front: Portrait of King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown at upper right, staple holes at left Back: Tiger in a jungle scene Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 3 - Narendra Raja Printer: India Security Press Size: 128 x 73 mm
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 | P6 / SMK-9 - 10 Mohru Issue Date: September 1953 onward Front: Portrait of King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown at upper right, staple holes at left Back: Arms at center Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 3 - Narendra Raja Printer: India Security Press Size: 146 x 83 mm
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 | P7 / SMK-10 - 100 Mohru Issue Date: September 1953 onward Front: Portrait of King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown at upper right, staple holes at left Back: Rhinoceros in a jungle setting Watermark: King Tribhuvana wearing plumed crown Signature: 3 - Narendra Raja Printer: India Security Press (approximately 450,000 printed Size: 171 x 109 mm |
Signature 4 - Himalaya Shamsher | |
 | P8 / NRB-1 - 1 Mohru Issue Date: 19 February 1960 Front: One Rupee coin at left with date VS2013 (1956), elephant in underprint, temple at center Back: Reverse of coin at right, Kalash, a holy vase, at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 4 - Himalaya Shamsher Size: 102 x 63 mm |
 | P9 / NRB-2 - 5 Mohru Issue Date: 19 February 1960 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Swayambhu Temple at center Back: Mt. Everest at centeer, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 4 - Himalaya Shamsher Size: 142 x 68 mm
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 | P10 / NRB-3 - 10 Mohru Issue Date: 19 February 1960 Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Guheshwari temple at center Back: Arms at upper center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 4 - Himalaya Shamsher Size: 156 x 69 mm |
 | P11 / NRB-4 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: 19 February 1960 Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Pashupati temple at Lalitpor at center Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 4 - Himalaya Shamsher Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK (approximately 250,000 printed) Size: 171 x 80 mm |
Signature 5 - Lekshmi Nath Gautam | |
 | P13 / NRB-5 - 5 Rupees Issue Date: 1962 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Swayambhu temple at center Back: Mount Everest at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 5 - Lekshmi Nath Gautam Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK Size: 141 x 68 mm |
 | P15 / NRB-8 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: 1962 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Pashupati temple at Lalitpor at center, metallic thread at center left, "Nepal Government" changed to "HM Government" at top center Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 5 - Laxmi Nath Gautam Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK Size: 171 x 80 mm |
Signature 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant | |
 | P12 / NRB-14 - 1 Mohru Issue Date: 1968 onward Front: One Rupee coin at left with date VS2013 (1956), elephant in underprint, temple at center Back: Reverse of coin at right, Kalash, a holy vase, at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 101 x 63 mm |
 | P13 / NRB-15 - 5 Rupees (Similar to NRB-5) Issue Date: 1968 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Swayambhu temple at center Back: Mount Everest at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK (approximately 20 million printed) Size: 142 x 68 mm |
 | P14 / NRB-16 - 10 Mohru Issue Date: 1968 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Guheshwari temple at center, metallic security thread at left center Back: Arms at upper center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK (approximately 18 million printed) Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 156 x 69 mm |
 | P15 / NRB-17 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: First issue date was 19 Feb 1960 - This note issued 1968 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram at upper left, Pashupati temple at Lalitpor at center Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK Size: 171 x 80 mm |
 | P16 / NRB-18 - 1 Rupee Issue Date: April 1971 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform with cap at left, Mahabaudha Temple at center Back: Traditional wooden rotating swing Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd, UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 107 x 70 mm
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 | P17 / NRB-19 - 5 Rupees Issue Date: June 1970 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform with cap at left, image of an idol from Tushahity (Sundari Chowk, Lalitpur Palace) at center, metallic security thread, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower cente Bank at lower center Back: Himalayan landscape with paddy fields in the mountains Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 120 x 70 mm
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 | P18 / NRB-20 - 10 Rupees Issue Date: June 1970 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform with cap at left, metallic thread at center left, image of Amitabh Buddha at center Back: Singh Durbar Secretariat Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 133 x 70 mm
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 | P19 / NRB-21 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: February 1971 onward Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform with cap at left, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse and Nyatpola Temple at center Back: Fifty window palace of Bhaktapur — The only 100 Rupees note of Nepal having no rhinoceros on the back, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, coat of arms at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 146 x 70 mm
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 | P21 / NRB-23 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: 28 December 1969 Front: King Mahendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform with cap at left, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Swyambhu Stupa and Harati Temple at center Back: Himalayan landscape with Mt. Annapurna in the background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower right Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK Signature: 8 - Yadav Prasad Pant Size: 178 x 84 mm |
Signature 9 - Kul Shekhar Sharma | |
 | P23 / NRB-25 - 5 Rupee Issue Date: December 1974 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, metallic security thread Back: Two yaks at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 9 - Kul Shekhar Sharma Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK (approximately 50 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P25 / NRB-27 - 50 Rupee Issue Date: 26 April 1977 Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Ram-Janaki temple in Janakpur at center Back: Thar, a Himalayan male goat, at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 9 - Kul Shekhar Sharma Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P26 / NRB-28 - 100 Rupee Issue Date: April 1974 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Mount Nuptse, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center Back: Asian rhinoceros at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 9 - Kul Shekhar Sharma Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 147 x 70 mm |
Signature 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhikary | |
 | P22 / NRB-31 - 1 Rupee (Similar to NRB-24) Issue Date: September 1979 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Pasupatinath temple at center, 24 mm wide black serial number at lower right Back: Two Himalayan musk deer at center right, Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the neighbours of Mt. Everest, in background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhikary Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK (approximately 50 million printed) Size: 107 x 70 mm |
 | P29 / NRB-33 - 2 Rupees Issue Date: October 1983 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Bajrayogini Temple at center, black 24 mm wide serial number at lower right Back: Spotted leopard at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhikary Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 30 million printed) Size: 114 x 70 mm |
 | P23 / NRB-34 -5 Rupee (Similar to NRB-25) Issue Date: June 1982 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, metallic security thread Back: Two yaks at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhikary Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK (approximately 40 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P24 / NRB-35 - 10 Rupee Issue Date: December 1974 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Vishnu (Lord Changunarayan) mounted on Garuda at center Back: A pair of black bucks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhikary Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P33a / NRB-37 - 50 Rupees Issue Date: 1982 onward Serial Number: 24 mm long Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Krishna Mandir in Lalitpur at center Back: Himilayan tahr at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhhikary Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 20 million printed) Security: Metallic thread Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P34b / NRB-39 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: August 1983 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, black serial number 24 mm wide Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right, large serial number Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhhikary Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 20 million printed) Size: 147 x 70 mm |
 | P36a / NRB-44 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: 1982 onward Serial Number: 24 mm long printed on the King's chest at lower left Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhhikary Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 172 x 70 mm |
 | P36a / NRB-45 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: 1984 onward Serial Number: 24 mm long printed in a box at lower left Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Signature: 10 - Kalyan Dikram Adhhikary Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa | |
 | P22 / NRB-46a - 1 Rupee (Similar to NRB-24) Issue Date: 1988 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Pasupatinath temple at center, smaller 20 mm wide black serial at lower right Back: Two Himalayan musk deer at center right, Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the neighbours of Mt. Everest, in background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK (approximately 30 million printed) Size: 107 x 70 mm |
 | P29b / NRB-47a - 2 Rupees Issue Date: June 1988 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Bajrayogini Temple at center, black 20 mm wide serial number at lower right Back: Spotted leopard at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 40 million printed) Size: 114 x 70 mm |
 | P23 / NRB-48 -5 Rupee (Similar to NRB-25) Issue Date: August 1985 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, metallic security thread Back: Two yaks at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK (approximately 20 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P30b / NRB-49a - 5 Rupees Issue Date: July 1990 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, serial number at lower left and lower right is 20 mm wide Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 50 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P24 / NRB-50 - 10 Rupee Issue Date: December 1985 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Vishnu (Lord Changunarayan) mounted on Garuda at center Back: A pair of black bucks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, UK Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P31a / NRB-51 - 10 Rupees Issue Date: Between June 1985 and July 1990 Serial Number: 24 mm wide Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Vishnu mounted on Garuda at center Back: Black bucks family at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Watermark: Plumed crown Security: Metallic security thread Printer: Orell Fussli Security Printing, Zurich, Switzerland (approximately 110 million printed) Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P32 / NRB-52 - 20 Rupees Issue Date: December 1985 onward Serial Number: क/३२ ५२१६६६ (20 mm wide) Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Janakpur temple at center Back: Sambar deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., UK Watermark: Plumed crown Size: 138 x 70 mm |
 | P32 / NRB-53 - 20 Rupees Issue Date: September 1987 onward Serial Number: क/६८ १६८७०३ (20 mm wide) Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Krishna Mandir in Lalitpur at center Back: Sambar deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Watermark: Plumed crown Size: 138 x 70 mm |
 | P34c / NRB-55 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: Between 1987 and 1989 Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, smaller black serial number 20 mm wide Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right, large serial number Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 60 million printed) Size: 147 x 70 mm |
 | P36a / NRB-57 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: 1985 onward Serial Number: 24 mm long printed in a box at lower left Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Signature: 11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 12 - Harishankar Tripathi | |
 | P22 / NRB-58 - 1 Rupee (Similar to NRB-24) Issue Date: July 1991 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing military uniform and cap at left, Pasupatinath temple at center, 24 mm wide black serial number at lower right Back: Two Himalayan musk deer at center right, Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the neighbours of Mt. Everest, in background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 12 - Harishankar Tripathi Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, LTD, UK (approximately 40 million printd) Size: 107 x 70 mm
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 | P29c / NRB-60 - 2 Rupees Issue Date: August 1991 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Bajrayogini Temple at center, black 20 mm wide serial number at lower right Back: Spotted leopard at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 60 million printed) Size: 114 x 70 mm |
 | P30a / NRB-61 - 5 Rupees (Similar to NRB-49a) Issue Date: November 1993 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, serial number at lower left and lower right is 24 mm wide Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: B A Banknote International, Canada (approximately 40 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P31a / NRB-62 - 10 Rupees Issue Date: December 1993 onward Serial Number: 24 mm wide Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Vishnu mounted on Garuda at center Back: Black bucks family at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Security: Metallic security thread Printer: B A Banknote International, Canada (approximately 50 million printed) Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P33b / NRB-64 - 50 Rupees Issue Date: March 1992 onward Serial Number: 20 mm long Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Krishna Mandir in Lalitpur at center Back: Himilayan tahr at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 30 million printed) Security: Metallic thread Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P34d / NRB-65 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: December 1993 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, black serial number 24 mm wide Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right, large serial number Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: B A Banknote International, Canada (approximately 40 million printed) 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Size: 147 x 70 mm |
 | P36c / NRB-67 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: March 1992 onward Serial Number: 24 mm long printed in a box at lower left Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center, 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread at center right Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Signature: 12 - Hari Shankar Tripathy Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha | |
 | P37 / NRB-68 - 1 Rupee Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, temple at center Back: Two musk deer at center right, Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the neighbours of Mt. Everest, in background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left center, arms at upper right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciare, France between July 1995 and Dec 1999 Size: 107 x 70 mm |
 | P29b / NRB-69 - 2 Rupees Issue Date: Between July 1995 and December 1999 Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Bajrayogini Temple at center, black 20 mm wide serial number at lower right Back: Spotted leopard at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciare, France (approximately 130 million printed) |
 | P30b / NRB-70a - 5 Rupees (Similar to NRB-49a) Issue Date: January 1998 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center, serial number at lower left and lower right is 20 mm wide Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 50 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P31b / NRB-71 - 10 Rupees Issue Date: January 1999 Serial Number: 24 mm wide Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Vishnu mounted on Garuda at center Back: Antelops at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Security: Segmented foil over security thread Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciare, France in Jan. 1999 Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P33c / NRB-74 - 50 Rupees Issue Date: Between February 1997 and August 1999 Serial Number: 20 mm long Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Krishna Mandir in Lalitpur at center Back: Himilayan tahr at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Size: 138 x 70 mm |
 | P34f / NRB-75a - 100 Rupees Issue Date: April 1999 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right, black serial number 24 mm wide Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: B A Banknote International, Canada (approximately 60 million printed) Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Size: 147 x 70 mm |
 | P38 / NRB-72 - 20 Rupees Issue Date: February 1997 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Janakpur temple at center Back: Sambar deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right, small 20 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers ख/१३ to ख/५२ - ख/५३ is the replacement prefix (Kha/13 to Kha/52 - Kha/53 is the replacement prefix) Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Security: Segmented foil over security thread Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 40 million printed) Size: 138 x 70 mm Similar to P32 — Compare to P32 |
 | P38b / NRB-72a - 20 Rupees Issue Date: April 2000 onward Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Janakpur temple at center, large 24 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers ख/५४ to ख/९३ - ख/९४ is the replacement prefix (kha/54 to kha/93 - kha/94 is the replacement prefix) Back: Sambar deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Security: Segmented foil over security thread Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GMBH, Germany (approximately 40 million printed) Size: 138 x 70 mm Similar to P32 — Compare to P32 |
 | P41 / NRB-73 - 25 Rupees Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Hanumandhoka Palace and Parliament building at center right, 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Back: Pillars with chinze at left, a cow on the fields and the Mt. Machhapuchre at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower left center, arms at right Watermark: Plumed crown Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GMBH, Germany Size: 140 x 70 mm |
 | P42 / NRB-76 - 250 Rupees Date of Issue: 10 April 1997 Front: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at the time of Accession on 31 January 1972 at left, House of Representatives at center, main entrance to the Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace at right, logo of the Silver Jubilee celebration at upper center, windowed clear-text security thread Back: Nepalese landscape representing the Himalayas, the hills and the Terai, the cow at center — Nepal's national animal, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower left center, arms at right Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Size: 172 x 70 mm View: Commemorative Folder |
 | P43 / NRB-78 - 500 Rupees Issue Date: January 2000 onward Front: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, statue of Indra at lower left center, Mount Ama Dablam and Thyangboche monastery at center, segmented foil over security strip at center right, rainbow printing at center top and bottom, white letters "NRB" at top center Back: Tigers at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right, mirror image of white letter "NRB" from front of the note Watermark: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown facing left Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany UV: Green flourescent coin at upper right, two green flourescent rectangles with "500" inside at center Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Size: 159 x 70 mm |
 | P44 / NRB-80 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: March 2000 onward Front: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center, 2.5 mm windowed clear-text security strip at center right, rainbow printing at center top and bottom, white letters "NRB" at top center Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Watermark: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown facing left, mirror image of white letter "NRB" from front of the note Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Signature: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 14 - Dipendra Purush Dhakal | |
 | P29 / NRB-81 - 2 Rupees Issue Date: First issued on 26 April 1981, this note issued in July 2001 Front: King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Bajrayogini Temple at center, black 24 mm wide serial number at lower right Back: Spotted leopard at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 14 - Dipendra Purush Dhakal Watermark: Plumed crown Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciare, France Size: 114 x 70 mm |
 | P43 / NRB-87 - 500 Rupees Issue Date: July 2001 onward Front: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, statue of Indra at lower left center, Mount Ama Dablam and Thyangboche monastery at center, segmented foil over security strip at center right, rainbow printing at center top and bottom, white letters "NRB" at top center Back: Tigers at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right, mirror image of white letter "NRB" from front of the note Watermark: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown facing left Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany UV: Green flourescent coin at upper right, two green flourescent rectangles with "500" inside at center Signature: 14 - Dipendra Purush Dhakal Size: 160 x 70 mm |
 | P44 / NRB-88 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: August 2001 onward Front: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, statue of Vishnu at lower left center, Great Stupa at Bodhnath at center, 2.5 mm windowed clear-text security strip at center right, rainbow printing at center top and bottom, white letters "NRB" at top center Back: Elephant at center right, arms at upper right, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at lower right Watermark: Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown facing left, mirror image of white letter "NRB" from front of the note Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany Signature: 14 - Dipendra Purush Dhakal Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal | |
 | P46 / NRB-89 - 5 Rupees Issue Date: August 2002 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a grey plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right, number "5" printed at upper right corner (previously, it was on the lower right corner) Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 80 million printed, but only 5.5 million issued and the rest replaced by new issue) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P46 / NRB-90 - 5 Rupees Issue Date: October 2004 onwards Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a red plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right, number "5" printed at upper right corner (previously, it was on the lower right corner) Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 74.5 million printed) Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P45 / NRB-91 - 10 Rupees Nepal's First Polymer Note Issue Date: 30 September 2002 Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Vishnu (Lord Changunarayan) mounted on Garuda at center, commemorative text in devnagari around clear window at right indicating "Issued on the auspicious occasion of HM King Gyanendra's Acession to the Throne-2058", serial number printed in black on lower left corner and red on lower right corner Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal Printer: Note Printing, Australia Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P47 / NRB-92 - 20 Rupees (Similar to NRB-63) Issue Date: August 2002 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center, large 24 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers ग/१६ to ग/३० - ग/३१ is the replacement prefix (Ga/16 to Ga/30 - Ga/31 is the replacement prefix) Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at left Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Printer: Canadian Banknote Co. Ltd. (approximately 15 million printed) Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal Size: 139 x 70 mm |
 | P47 / NRB-93 - 20 Rupees (Identical to NRB-92) Issue Date: October 2004 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at left, small 20 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers ग/३२ to ग/५१ - ग/५२ is the replacement prefix (Ga/32 to Ga/51 - Ga/52 is the replacement prefix) Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 20 million printed) Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal Size: 139 x 70 mm |
 | P48a / NRB-94 - 50 Rupees Issue Date: August 2002 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown (in black color) at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Himalayan tahr at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 9.85 million printed) Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P48b / NRB-95 - 50 Rupees Issue Date: 15 October 2004 Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left — Portrait is changed to a blue color, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Himalayan tahr at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 10 million printed) Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P49 / NRB-96 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: August 2002 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, Goddess Laxmi embossed in grey FIT-METAL, "100" added to lower right corner, large 24 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers इ/४६ to इ/५० (I/46 to I/50) Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 2.5 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Joh. Enschede Security Print, England (approximately 4.9385 million printed) Size: 148 x 70 mm |
 | P49 / NRB-97 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: October 2004 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, Goddess Laxmi embossed in grey FIT-METAL, "100" added to lower right corner, small 20 mm wide serial number with prefix numbers इ/५२ to इ/६१ - इ/६२ Replacement Prefix (I/52 to I/61 - I/62 Replacement Prefix) Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 2.5 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK (approximately 10 million printed) Size: 148 x 70 mm |
 | P50 / NRB-99 - 500 Rupees Issue Date: September 2005 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, embossed image of Indra in grey oval at lower center left, Mount Ama Dablam and Thyangboche monastery at center, 4 mm windowed clear-text security thread Back: Two tigers at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower left center, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Joh. Enschede Security Print, The Netherlands Size: 160 x 70 mm |
 | P51 / NRB-101 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: September 2005 onward Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, embossed image of Goddess in grey oval at center left, Swayambhu and Harati Temples in Kathmandu at center, 4 mm windowed clear-text security thread Back: Elephant at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower right center, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 15 - Dr. Tilak Rawal Printer: Joh. Enschede Security Print, The Netherlands Size: 172 x 70 mm |
Signature 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai | |
 | P46 - 5 Rupees Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a red plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right, number "5" printed at upper right corner (previously, it was on the lower right corner) Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P47 - 20 Rupees Issue Date: Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at left Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 1.2 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 139 x 70 mm |
 | P52 / NRB-104 - 50 Rupees Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram in Nepalese national dress, Nepal Rashtra Bank head office, Nepal Rastra Bank golden jubilee logo, Mount Machhapuchchre, Ashoka Pillar in Lumbini Back: Mount Ama Dablam, pair of danphe, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GMBH, Germany Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P53 / NRB-102 - 5 Rupees Issue Date: 18 September 2005 Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center Back: Town yaks at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Printer: Perum Peruri, Indonesia Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P54 / NRB-103 - 10 Rupees Polymer Note Issue Date: 12 September 2005 Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Vishnu mounted on Garuda at center, no commemorative text around clear window at right Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at right Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Printer: Note Printing, Australia Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P55 - 20 Rupees Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Deer at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center, arms at left Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 139 x 70 mm |
 | P57 - 100 Rupees Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown at left, Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Nyatpola temple at center, Goddess Laxmi embossed in grey FIT-METAL, "100" at lower right corner Back: Asian rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left, arms at upper right Watermark: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Security: 2.5 mm windowed clear-text security thread Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 150 x 70 mm |
 | P65 - 500 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, Mount Ama Dablam and Thyangboche monastery at center, rhododendron over watermark at right, embossed image of Indra in grey oval at lower center left, segmented foil over security strip at center right Back: Rhododendron at left (mirror image from rhododendron on front), tigers at center, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at left lower center Security: Windowed foil security strip at center right on front UV: Snow on the mountains on front is fluorescent green with a fluorescent green "500" a lower left of the mountains Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 160 x 70 mm |
New Signatures - | |
 | P60 - 5 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, Goddess Taleju Temple at center Back: Town yaks at center right, Mount Everest in the background, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper left Watermark: Rhododendron flower Size: 120 x 70 mm |
 | P61 - 10 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, image of Vishnu mounted on Garuda at center Back: Antelopes at center right, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Rhododendron flower Size: 133 x 70 mm |
 | P62 - 20 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, Lord Krishna in Lalitpur at center Back: Swamp deer at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Rhododendron flower Size: 140 x 70 mm |
 | P63 - 50 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, Ram Janaki Temple in Janakpur at center Back: Himilaya mountain goat at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at upper center Watermark: Rhododendron flower Size: 142 x 70 mm |
 | P64 - 100 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, temple at center right, segmented foil over security strip at center right Back: Rhinoceros at center, Nepal Rastra Bank seal at lower center left Watermark: Rhododendron flower Size: 149 x 70 mm |
 | 500 Rupees, 2009 — No date printed on the note Front: Mount Everest at left, Mount Ama Dablam and Thyangboche monastery at center, embossed image of Indra in grey oval at lower center left, segmented foil over security strip at center right Back: Tigers at center, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at left lower center Security: Windowed foil security strip at center right on front UV: Snow on the mountains on front is fluorescent green with a fluorescent green "500" a lower left of the mountains Size: 160 x 70 mm |
 | P66 - 1000 Rupees Front: Mount Everest at left, Swayambhu and Harati Temples in Kathmandu at center, rhododendron over watermark at right, embossed image of Indra in grey oval at lower center left, segmented foil over security strip at center right Back: Rhododendron at left (mirror image from rhododendron on front), elephant at center, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at right lower center Security: Windowed foil security strip at center right on front UV: Snow on the mountains on front is fluorescent green with a fluorescent green "1000" at lower left of the mountains Size: 172 x 70 mm |
 | 1000 Rupees, 2009 — No date printed on note Front: Mount Everest at left, Swayambhu and Harati Temples in Kathmandu at center, embossed image of Indra in grey oval at lower center left, segmented foil over security strip at center right Back: Elephant at center, seal of Nepal Rastra Bank at right lower center Security: Windowed foil security strip at center right on front UV: Snow on the mountains on front is fluorescent green with a fluorescent green "1000" at lower left of the mountains Signature: 16 - Bijay Nath Bhattarai Size: 172 x 70 mm |
