Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle
Reverse description
Star Mosque (Bengali: তারা মসজিদ; also known as Tara Masjid), is a mosque located in Armanitola area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mosque has ornate designs and is decorated with motifs of blue stars. It was built in the first half of the 19th century by Mirza Golam Pir (Mirza Ahmed Jan). The main appeal of the mosque is the striking mosaics decorating it. The artisans who created these patterns used a technique called Chinitikri, which uses broken shards of China porcelain as mosaic pieces. (Pieces of broken bottles were also used at times because colored ceramics were costly.) The size of the pieces varied from half an inch to 2.5 inches, and the preferred shapes were rhomboid and triangular. The mosque is now one of the few extant examples of an architectural work decorated with Chinitikri-style mosaics. Most notable is the Chinitikri blue star motif that gives the structure its popular name, Star Mosque. Hundreds of blue-colored stars adorn the white marble domes, and this star theme is echoed by the mosaics of flowers and rosettes found on the façade and the interior of the mosque.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Obverse lettering
BANGLADESH BANK
১০০ বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক 100
চাহিবামাত্র ইহার বাহককে
একশত টাকা
দিতে বাধ্য থাকিবে
গণ প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের.
দায়িত্বে প্রবর্তিত
Reverse lettering
১০০
BANGLADESH BANK
ONE HUNDRED TAKA
তারা মসজিদ ঢাকা
বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক 100 (Translation: 100 Bangladesh Bank One Hundred Taka Tara Masjid, Dhaka Bangladesh Bank 100)
