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Kingdom of Nepal | |||
| By the early 12th century, leaders in the area now known as Nepal emerged. Initially their reign was marked by upheaval, but the kings consolidated their power and ruled over the next 200 years — by the late 14th century, much of the country began to come under a unified rule. This unity was short-lived — in 1482 the region was carved into three kingdoms: Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur. After centuries of petty rivalry between the three kingdoms, in the mid-18th century, Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha King set out to unify the kingdoms. Seeking arms and aid from India, and buying the neutrality of bordering Indian kingdoms, he embarked on his mission in 1765. After several bloody battles and sieges, he managed to unify the Kathmandu Valley three years later in 1768. However, an actual battle never took place to conquer the Kathmandu valley — it was taken over by Prithvi Narayan and his troops without any effort, during Indra Jatra, a festival of Newars, when all the valley's citizens were celebrating the festival. This event marked the birth of the modern nation of Nepal. The early banknotes which were issued between 1945 and 1955 during the rule of King Tribhuvan were not put into circulation by a Central Bank which did not exist in Nepal at that time. The issuing authority was the treasury which had the name Sadar Muluki Khana. Therefore the notes of king Tribhuvan were not signed by a bank governor, but by a Kajanchi (head of the treasury) who was a high Hindu priest in the same time. Nepal’s early paper currency probably includes the only notes of the world which were signed by a high priest. These early notes were printed by the Indian Security Press in Nashik and do not have any security features, except for the water marks and the special paper on which they are printed. In 1951, the government introduced notes for 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees, with the name mohru (originally a silver coin which weighed about 5.4 grams) used in Nepalese. The State Bank took over note issuance in 1956 and, in its second issue, began using the name rupee in the Nepalese texts. In 1972, 500 and 1000 rupees notes were added, followed by 50 rupees in 1974 and 2 rupees in 1981, after the discontinuation of production of 1 rupee notes (some are still in circulation). 20 rupees notes were introduced in 1982. 1 and 2 rupees notes are no longer produced, although previously issued ones are still in circulation. | |||
Government of Nepal | |||
1951 ND First Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
Government of Nepal | |||
1951 ND Second Issue | |||
 King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah (30 June 1906 - 13 March 1955) was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death, excepting a period in 1950-51. Born in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, he ascended to the throne at the age of five, upon the death of his father, King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and crowned on 20 February 1913 at the Nasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu, with his mother acting as regent. At the time, however, the position of monarch was mainly titular, with real power in the country residing in the powerful, conservative Rana family, which supplied the country with its hereditary prime minister.After the World War II, the liberal democratic movement reorganized in the Nepali Congress Party with the support of Tribhuvan. By 1950, however, the British no longer occupied neighboring India, and the king's position became precarious. In November of that year, Tribhuvan managed to escape the palace, along with most of the royal family, and found asylum in the Indian embassy. When the king made his way to India, the Ranas responded by attempting to replace him with his grandson, Gyanendra, but this move was rejected by the general population, which revolted, and the international community, especially Britain, which refused to recognize the new king. With their authority threatened, prime minister Mohan Shamshere Jung Bahadur Rana eventually conceded to democratic reforms, and on 18 February 1951, King Tribhuvan returned from India as constitutional monarch. By November of that year, the prime minister resigned, ending Rana rule in the country. | |||
 | 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 | ||
Central Bank of Nepal | |||
1960 ND Issue | |||
 King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (11 June 1920 - 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. He was also made a British Field Marshal in 1960. He succeeded his father, King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, who had, after years as a puppet of the Rana family, finally managed to break their more than 100-year hegemony over the country. King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah died in 1955 in Zürich, Switzerland under mysterious circumstances. He was succeeded by his eldest legitimate son Mahendra.The struggle for supremacy between King Mahendra and Nepal's first democratically elected Prime Minister B P Koirala precipitated a royal coup in December 1960. Tightening his absolute grip on power, the King dissolved parliament, banished political parties and imprisoned many democratic leaders ushering in the Panchayat era generally acknowledged as one of repression, corruption and stagnation marked with unbridled hollow nationalism. Starting with King Mahendra, the banknotes were issued by Nepal Rastra Bank (Nepal National Bank) which was founded in April 1956. The signature of the governors of this institution is found on the banknotes which were issued after this date. Under king Mahendra the Nepalese Government became "His Majesty's Government" (expressed by shri 5 ko sarakar which literally means "the government of the five times honoured") and remained this way during the rule of Birendra and Gyanendra. Two series of banknotes were issued during the rule of king Mahendra: The first series shows the king in civilian clothes wearing the Nepalese "topi" while on the notes of the second series the king is shown in military uniform. The second series comprised for the first time notes of the high value of 500 and 1000 rupees. | |||
 | 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 | ||
1961; 1965 ND Issue | |||
 | 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-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 | ||
 | 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-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 | ||
 | P15 / NRB-17 - 100 Rupees Issue Date: 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 | ||
ND 1972 Issue | |||
 | 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
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ND 1974 Issue | |||
 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (28 December 1945 - 1 June 2001) was the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded in 1972 after the death of King Mahendra. He reigned until his death in the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre. He is the most internationally well-known Nepalese king in modern history.In 1990 a series of strikes and pro-democracy riots broke out in Nepal. Because of the rioting Birendra agreed to become a constitutional monarch. He appointed an independent Constitution Recommendation Commission to represent the main opposition factions and to prepare a new constitution to accommodate their demands for political reform. The commission presented him with the draft of the proposed constitution on 10 September 1990. The new constitution would make Birendra head of state of a constitutional monarchy with a system of multiparty democracy. The draft constitution was approved by the Prime Minister K.P. Bhattarai and his cabinet and so on 9 November 1990 Birendra promulgated the new constitution transforming Nepal into a constitutional monarchy. However, the quarrels between various political parties and numerous social problems led to the Nepalese Civil War, a conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces, which lasted from 1996 until 2006. During King Birendra's rule one can also distinguish between two major series of banknotes. The first series features the king wearing military uniform while on the notes of the second series the king is wearing the traditional Nepalese crown adorned with feathers of the bird of paradise. During this period regular banknotes of 2 and 20 rupees and special banknotes of 25 and 250 rupees were issued for the first time.
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 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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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 | 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
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 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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
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 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
1981-1987 Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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) | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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
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 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | P36b / 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | P36d / NRB-79 - 1000 Rupees Issue Date: August 1995 onward 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: 13 - Satyendra Pyara Shrestha Watermark: Plumed crown Fluorescence: Green fluoresence ink on arch and coin at upper right on the front, green fluorescent rectangle with "1000" in the center at upper center left between the King's crown and the temple Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Ltd., UK Size: 172 x 70 mm | ||
1988-1996 ND Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
1997 ND Commemorative Issue, Silver Jubilee of Accession | |||
 | 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 | ||
2000 ND Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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-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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
2002 ND Commemorative Issue | |||
 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (born 7 July 1947) reigned as the final monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of King twice: between 1950 and 1951, as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.King Birendra and most of his family (including Queen Aiswarya) were massacred at a royal dinner on 1 June 2001. Published reports from eyewitnesses and the results of an investigation carried by a two man committee made up of the Chief of the Supreme Court Keshav Prasad Upadhaya and the speaker of the House of Representatives Taranath Ranabhat, confirmed his eldest son and heir, Dipendra, was the gunman. Two days after the royal massacre, Dipendra was also mortally wounded by an allegedly self-inflicted gunshot to the side of the head. After the murder of his father, Dipendra officially became king for three days as he lingered in a coma. After the death of Dipendra, King Birendra's brother, Gyanendra, then became King. There is some speculation that Gyanendra was behind a conspiracy. The banknotes issued during this period have the same basic design as those of King Birendra whose portrait was simply replaced by that of his younger brother and successor Gyanendra. The low values of 1 and 2 rupees, and the special values of 25 and 250 rupees were not issued any more. The legends found on the last issues of Gyanendra revert to Nepal sarakar ("Nepalese Government"), thus omitting the reference to the king. | |||
 | 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 | ||
2002 ND Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 / 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
2005 Commemorative Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
2005 Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | |||
| A decade-long People's Revolution by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) along with several weeks of mass protests by all major political parties of Nepal in 2006, culminated in a peace accord and the ensuing elections for the constituent assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of the abdication of the last Nepali monarch Gyanendra Shah and the establishment of a federal democratic republic in 28 May 2008. In October 2007 a 500 rupee note was issued on which the King's portrait was replaced by Mt. Everest. This reflects the historical change from kingdom to republic. Further notes of 10, 50, 100 and 1000 rupees with Mt. Everest and without reference to the king in their legends followed in 2008. | |||
2008 ND Issue | |||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
 | 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 | ||
Coat of Arms of Nepal
Nepal Rastra Bank seal
Swayambhu Stupa and Harati Temple
Pasupatinath Temple
Coin
Taleju Temple
Vishnu on Garuda
Krishna Mandir
