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1000 Ngultrum Year of the Rooster
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central polychrome colour insert depicting a Bhutanese chorten (stupa) with ornate golden spire against a blue sky, set within a circular coloured field. The architectural subject is rendered in detailed photographic colour, presenting a white-washed stupa with gilded decorative elements. The surrounding gold border is adorned with traditional Bhutanese ornamental scroll motifs in relief. The legend KINGDOM OF BHUTAN arcs along the upper periphery, and the date 2017 appears in the lower field, both in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | KINGDOM OF BHUTAN 2017 |
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Bhutan's lunar series issues are produced under a licensing arrangement typical of many small-nation commemorative programs, with the actual striking contracted to foreign mints rather than any domestic facility — Bhutan has never operated a functioning mint of its own. The Royal Monetary Authority has issued coins of this type primarily for the international collector market since the 1970s, a program that generates foreign exchange rather than circulating currency.
The Rooster holds the tenth position in the twelve-year Tibetan-Buddhist lunar cycle as observed in Bhutan, where the calendar system derives from the Kalachakra tradition rather than the Chinese model most Western collectors associate with these themes.