100 Taka

€1.00
IssuerBangladesh
Year2001
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value100 Taka
CurrencyTaka (1972-date)
CompositionPaper
Size151 × 65 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#37
Obverse descriptionAt Middle Left-Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bengali: শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib. He was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He is called the `Father of the Nation` in Bangladesh. He is considered to be the driving force behind the independence of Bangladesh. He is popularly dubbed with the title of `Bangabandhu` (Bôngobondhu `Friend of Bengal`) by the people of Bangladesh.  At Right-The Sixty Dome Mosque (Bengali: ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid; more commonly known as Shait Gambuj Mosque or Saith Gunbad Masjid), is a mosque in Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest mosque in Bangladesh from the sultanate period (1204-1576). It was built during the Bengal Sultanate by Ulugh Khan Jahan, the governor of the Sundarbans. It has been described as `one of the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian subcontinent.`
Reverse descriptionBangabandhu Bridge, commonly called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge (Bengali: যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু Jomuna Bohumukhi Setu) is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998. It connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River`s east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It was the 11th longest bridge in the world when constructed in 1998 and at present is the 6th longest bridge in South Asia. The Jamuna River, which it spans, is one of the three major rivers of Bangladesh, and is fifth largest in the world in discharge volume.
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Catalog ID7318796390
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