5 Ngultrums, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, Bhutan, 2006–2015 (Pick 28)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2006-2015
Issuing entity
BhutanThis 5 Ngultrums note was issued in Bhutan by Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, with dates recorded from 2006–2015. 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 125 × 60 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 28.
Obverse: In the centre - Dharma Chakra with DeyNga which means offerings of sensory enjoyment. On each side is a Bja Tshering, a mythical bird that brings about long life. Scripts: Latin and Tibetan. Reverse: Taktsang Monastery Scripts: Latin and Tibetan. Its lettering reads “ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN / FIVE NGULTRUM”. Signatures recorded for the type: Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu (LWN) (Chairman); Daw Tenzin (DT) (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
Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger's Nest), is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger's Nest caves in historical Tibet in which Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche practiced and taught Vajrayana. Security feature - PEAK ( P rinted and E mbossed A ntiCopy K ey) Feature
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 125 × 60 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Ngultrum (1974-date)
- Signatures
- Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu (LWN) (Chairman) · Daw Tenzin (DT) (Chairman)
- Issuing bank
- Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Design
- Obverse
- In the centre - Dharma Chakra with DeyNga which means offerings of sensory enjoyment. On each side is a Bja Tshering, a mythical bird that brings about long life. Scripts: Latin and Tibetan
- Reverse
- Taktsang Monastery Scripts: Latin and Tibetan
- Reverse lettering
- ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN / FIVE NGULTRUM
Identification
- Value
- 5 Ngultrums
- Dates recorded
- 2006-2015
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 28
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P28
- NumistaN# 202782
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.