10 Taka

€1.00
IssuerBangladesh
Year1996
TypeCommemorative banknote
Value10 Taka
CurrencyTaka (1972-date)
CompositionPaper
Size139 × 70 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#32
Obverse descriptionAtia Mosque (Bengali: আতিয়া মসজিদ, Arabic: مسجد عطية‎) is a four-domed mosque located in Bangladesh`s Tangail District. It was built in the 17th century during the Mughal period and lies on the eastern banks of the Louhajang River. The mosque, which is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south from the city of Tangail, is in the village of Atia in Delduar Upazila.  Commemorative: overprint on #26b in lower left watermark area. `VICTORY DAY SILVER JUBILEE `96`
Reverse descriptionKaptai Dam (Bengali: কাপ্তাই বাঁধ) is on the Karnaphuli River at Kaptai, 65 kilometres (40 mi) upstream from Chittagong in Rangamati District, Bangladesh. It is an earth-fill embankment dam with a reservoir (known as Kaptai Lake) water storage capacity of 6,477 million cubic metres (5,251,000 acre⋅ft). The primary purpose of the dam and reservoir was to generate hydroelectric power. Construction was completed in 1962. The generators in the 230 megawatts (310,000 hp) Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station were commissioned between 1962 and 1988. It is the only hydroelectric power station in Bangladesh.
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Catalog ID9456497420
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