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Nepal, 2019

100Rupees

Nepalese One Hundred Rupees Banknote

Currency Information

Country
Nepal
Issuer
Nepal Rastra Bank
Issue year
2019
Type
Horizontal note
Material
Paper
Size
146 × 70 mm
Signature
Chiranjibi Nepal
Serial
अः २२ ३ १ ५ ५ ६ ८

The story

The front shows Mount Everest and the Ashoka pillar at Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, with Mayadevi in the oval cameo and carved temple figures in the borders. The back shows an Indian one-horned rhinoceros with its calf in tall grass, one of Nepal’s best-known protected wildlife species.

Front

Mount Everest at left, Mayadevi in an oval cameo, outline map of Nepal behind the text, broken Ashoka pillar of Lumbini with the caption “Lumbini The Birth Place of Lord Buddha”, old Nepalese coin design in the upper right, carved apsara and deity figures in the corner and side ornaments, Devanagari bank name and promise text, Governor’s signature with printed Devanagari title, Bikram Sambat date text, Devanagari serial numbers

Back

One-horned rhinoceros with its calf among tall grass, Nepal Rastra Bank circular seal with rising sun, Sanskrit motto and winged figure, Nepali and English denomination numerals, English “Nepal Rastra Bank” and “Rupees One Hundred” text, ornamental scalloped borders