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100 Ngultrum Birth of Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a finely drawn vignette of the Druk — the Bhutanese thunder dragon — rendered in blue and gold line work against a softly printed landscape of snow-capped Himalayan peaks in green and white tones set over a golden orange underprint. A Governor's signature appears centrally below the dragon, with the denomination "100" in dark red at lower right and upper left. Dzongkha script runs along the top and bottom registers. |
| Reverse lettering | ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN ONE HUNDRED NGULTRUM |
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Struck to mark the birth of the crown prince in 2016, this commemorative issue is one of very few Bhutanese notes tied to a dynastic event rather than a reign anniversary or institutional milestone. The Royal Monetary Authority has historically issued commemoratives sparingly, which keeps the series genuinely limited rather than ceremonially inflated.
Orell Füssli has printed Bhutanese currency for decades, and the relationship reflects a deliberate policy choice — Bhutan has never established a domestic security printing facility, leaving the full production chain in Swiss hands.