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1000 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Kumari
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री श्री श्री ५ वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव २०५७ |
| Reverse description | Facing bust of the Kumari, the Living Goddess of Nepal, depicted in traditional ceremonial attire with an elaborate tiered crown adorned with multiple rows of decorative elements and tassels, a prominent third-eye mark (tikā) on the forehead, and ornate beaded necklaces. The Devanagari legend श्री कुमारी appears below the bust, while the Latin inscription LIVING GODDESS KUMARI curves along the lower rim. The denomination RS.1000 is inscribed to the left of the figure and the issuer name NEPAL to the right. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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Nepal's 2000 silver issue commemorates Kumari, the living goddess tradition in which a prepubescent girl — selected through an elaborate ritual examination — is venerated as a manifestation of the divine feminine until she reaches puberty. The practice is centered in the Kathmandu Valley and carries formal state recognition, an unusual arrangement that survived the transition away from Nepal's official Hindu kingdom status, which did not come until 2008.
Birendra Bir Bikram, the reigning monarch when this coin was struck, was killed the following year in the royal massacre of June 2001.