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2 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1981-2001 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on a light underprint. To the left, a portrait vignette of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah in ceremonial plumed crown; at center, a vignette of the Bajrayogini Temple; the watermark window occupies the right portion of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | RUPEES TWO |
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Pick 29 ran for two decades under a single design, which forced the Nepal Rastra Bank to distinguish successive issues through subtle positional and typographic shifts rather than new plates — hence the denomination placement migrating off the king's chest and the serial number contracting from 24 mm to 20 mm between signature periods. The line extending from the king's lip, present only on the earliest Adhikari-signed variant, appears to be a plate flaw or ink bleed that was corrected rather than an intentional security feature.
The Dipendra Purush Dhakal signature variant (2000–2001) goes unlisted in the standard catalog, making it one of the more overlooked collectibles in the series.