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1 Rupee - Birendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1993-1999 |
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| Printer | BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal, Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012); Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक श्री ५ को सरकारको जमानत प्राप्त यसको रुपैयाँ भुक्तान माग्न आएमा नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकबाट रुपैयाँ १ रुपैयाँ एक तुरुन्त पाइने छ |
| Reverse description | Central vignette in brown and grey presents two musk deer bounding across rocky alpine terrain, set against a finely engraved panoramic view of Ama Dablam peak in the Khumbu Himalaya. At left, an ornate architectural column surmounted by the Nepal Rastra Bank seal medallion divides the watermark reserve panel from the main design. The Royal Arms of Nepal appear in an arched cartouche at upper right, with the denomination expressed in Devanagari numerals at lower left and in Roman characters at lower right. |
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Pick 37 spans a six-year range across two printers — BA International in Canada and Oberthur in France — which means the series exists in two distinct print varieties. The Canadian firm had been contracting for the Nepal Rastra Bank since at least the 1970s; the addition of Oberthur reflects a broader trend among South Asian central banks during the 1990s of diversifying their security printing suppliers. Collectors should note that the two printings are distinguishable by subtle paper and ink differences, though neither carries an explicit printer's imprint on the face.