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20 Rupees - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 2002-2005 |
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| Printer | BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Montreal, Ottawa, Canada (1866-2012); De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date) |
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| Signature(s) | (short) "R" in word "RUPAIYAN" on back spelled like: (long): "R" in word "RUPAIYAN" on back spelled like: |
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| Variants | P#47a - signature: (short) "R" in word "RUPAIYAN" on back spelled like: P#47b - signature: (long): "R" in word "RUPAIYAN" on back spelled like: |
| Comments |
Nepal's P#47 series spans the brief and turbulent reign of Gyanendra, who assumed the throne in 2001 following the royal massacre that killed King Birendra and nine other members of the royal family. The listing of both BA International and De La Rue as printers reflects a transitional printing arrangement not uncommon for Nepal Rastra Bank issues of this period, where contracts shifted between suppliers across a single series.
The signature variety distinguishing long and short forms of the Devanagari "R" in "RUPAIYAN" on the reverse is a known collector differentiator for this pick number.