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1000 Ngultrums Buddhist World Heritage, China
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Ngultrum (1974-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a detailed high-relief representation of the Leshan Giant Buddha (乐山大佛), the colossal Tang Dynasty stone statue carved from a cliff face in Sichuan Province, China, shown seated in a frontal pose with hands resting on knees against a guilloché-patterned field. The circumferential legend LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA, CHINA arcs along the upper left, followed by the Chinese characters 乐山大佛, with 1/4 OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD continuing along the upper right. The lower legend reads WORLD BUDDHA HERITAGE ~ 2011, all within a raised border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Bhutan's Royal Monetary Authority has periodically issued collector gold in coordination with thematic programs tied to UNESCO designations, though this piece's attribution to "Buddhist World Heritage, China" reflects an unusual editorial choice — Bhutan's own Buddhist monuments hold UNESCO status, yet this issue turns its subject outward. The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold strikes Bhutan has produced, consistent with the Royal Mint (UK) and Pobjoy contracts the RMA has used for bullion-grade collector issues during this period.