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100 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1981-2001 |
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| Reference(s) | P#34 |
| Obverse description | Printed predominantly in green with orange corner embellishments, the obverse bears a portrait vignette of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah in the traditional plumed crown at left. The central vignette presents a panoramic view of the Himalayan massif including Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Everest rendered in fine line engraving, with the watermark window reserved at right. |
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| Reverse description | Green intaglio print over an orange guilloche underprint, with the watermark window positioned at left. The central vignette illustrates a one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in its natural habitat, while the national crest of Nepal is placed at right. |
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| Protection description | King Birendra's portrait, visible in the reserved window on both the obverse and reverse. |
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