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1000 Ngultrums - Jigme Singye Wonders of the World - Borobudur Temple in Java
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Ngultrum (1974-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the traditional Bhutanese royal emblem at centre: a double vajra (dorje) rendered in high relief, surrounded by two sinuous dragons facing each other amid stylised clouds and scrollwork. A lotus blossom in full bloom occupies the lower portion of the central device. The design is enclosed within a raised inner circle, with eight six-pointed asterisks evenly spaced in the border area. A legend in Dzongkha script appears at the top of the border, and the inscription KINGDOM OF BHUTAN arcs along the lower border in Latin letters. The notation GOLD 999.9 appears at the lower left in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | BOROBUDUR · WONDERS OF THE WORLD / 1000 NGULTRUM / 2003 / 10gr. Gold 999.9 |
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Borobudur was largely forgotten by the outside world until Stamford Raffles — then Lieutenant-Governor of Java under British administration — ordered its excavation in 1814. The site had been buried under volcanic ash and jungle growth for centuries, its origins debated even after rediscovery. UNESCO-led restoration work ran from 1975 to 1982, making the temple a renewed symbol of Indonesian heritage just two decades before this coin was struck.
Bhutan's "Wonders of the World" gold series from this period drew heavily on sites with Buddhist significance, and Borobudur — the largest Buddhist monument on earth — was a natural inclusion.