100 Ngultrums - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Buddhist Monastery - Chorten Kora

Chorten Kora, located in Trashiyangtse in far eastern Bhutan, was built in the early 18th century by Zhabdrung's nephew Ngagi Rinchen, who modeled it directly on the Boudhanath stupa in Nepal — reportedly after traveling to Kathmandu and bringing back a clay impression of the original. The commissioning of commemorative gold issues by the Royal Monetary Authority has closely tracked Bhutan's constitutional transition, which formally completed in 2008 when Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was crowned the fifth Druk Gyalpo.