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100 Ngultrums - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Coronation
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CORONATION OF HIS MAJESTY KING JIGME KHESAR NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK • 2008 • Nu. 100 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a highly detailed depiction of two confronted Druk (thunder dragons) rendered in intricate high relief, their sinuous bodies encircling a central medallion bearing a vajra (thunderbolt) symbol, with stylised cloud and floral motifs filling the surrounding field. The legend 'KINGDOM OF BHUTAN' arcs along the upper rim in Latin script, while a Dzongkha inscription in Tibetan script appears along the lower rim. The overall composition is derived from the royal coat of arms of Bhutan and reflects the traditional iconographic style of Bhutanese art. |
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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was crowned on November 1, 2008, becoming the world's youngest head of state at 28 and the fifth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. The coronation had been delayed nearly two years after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated in December 2006 — the timing was chosen by royal astrologers as auspicious. Bhutan had simultaneously conducted its first-ever democratic parliamentary elections earlier that same year, making 2008 an unusually compressed moment of constitutional transformation for the kingdom.
The Royal Monetary Authority issued this commemorative as part of a broader series marking the coronation. Copper-nickel strikes of this diameter were intended for domestic circulation and ceremony rather than export collector markets.