100 Ngultrums, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, Bhutan, 2006–2020 (Pick 32)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2006-2020
Issuing entity
BhutanThis 100 Ngultrums note was issued in Bhutan by Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, with dates recorded from 2006–2020. It belongs to the Ngultrum (1974-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Jigme Khesar Namgyel (འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་) (2006-date). It measures 145 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 32.
Obverse: Black and green on multicolor underprint. King Jingme Singye Wangchuk at right. Scripts: Latin and Tibetan. Reverse: Tashichho Dzong palace Scripts: Latin and Tibetan. Watermark: Portrait of King Jingme Singye Wangchuk. Signatures recorded for the type: Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu (LWN) (Chairman); Daw Tenzin (DT) (Chairman); Dasho Penjore (DP) (Chairman). Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Historical context
The note has a solid security strip windowed into six pieces on the obverse. Under backlight the whole strip can be seen and read. It has “RMA 100” repeated on it: On the reverse there is a gold iridescent ink strip with “100” repeated on it: UV activity on a 2006 at 365nm. Note the iridescent ink on the reverse absorbs UV:
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 145 × 70 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Portrait of King Jingme Singye Wangchuk
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Ngultrum (1974-date)
- Signatures
- Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu (LWN) (Chairman) · Daw Tenzin (DT) (Chairman) · Dasho Penjore (DP) (Chairman)
- Issuing bank
- Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Design
- Obverse
- Black and green on multicolor underprint. King Jingme Singye Wangchuk at right. Scripts: Latin and Tibetan
- Reverse
- Tashichho Dzong palace Scripts: Latin and Tibetan
Identification
- Value
- 100 Ngultrums
- Dates recorded
- 2006-2020
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 32
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P32
- NumistaN# 202004
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.