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1500 Rupees - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Lord Buddha
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Diameter | 38.7 mm |
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| Reverse description | Buddha Shakyamuni is depicted seated in dhyana mudra beneath a spreading Bodhi tree, shown in a serene frontal pose with a circular halo surrounding his head. Below, six disciples are rendered kneeling and seated with bowed heads in reverence, receiving his teaching. To the left of the central motif, the bilingual legend reads '尼泊尔 / NEPAL / Rs 1500' and to the right '佛祖 / LORD BUDDHA'. The legend '.925 FINE SILVER' arcs across the upper field, and a beaded border encircles the entire composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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Nepal issued this coin in 2001 to mark the 2545th anniversary of the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, born in Lumbini — a site within Nepal's Terai region that had been formally confirmed as the Buddha's birthplace by an Ashokan pillar inscription discovered there in 1896. The denomination itself is unusual; 1500 rupees was not a circulating value but a deliberate commemorative figure chosen to reflect the occasion rather than any practical monetary unit.
Gyanendra had just ascended the throne following the catastrophic royal massacre of June 2001, in which Crown Prince Dipendra killed nine members of the royal family before falling into a coma. Coins bearing his name were struck against that still-raw political backdrop.