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2000 Ngultrums Taj Mahal
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Ngultrum (1974-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the elaborately detailed national emblem of Bhutan, depicting a double vajra (thunderbolt) overlaid on a lotus blossom at center, flanked symmetrically by two intricately rendered dragons in high relief, all enclosed within a circular border of stylized cloud scrollwork. The Dzongkha inscription appears as a legend along the upper rim, while the Latin legend 'KINGDOM OF BHUTAN' is inscribed along the lower rim. The overall design is rendered in a finely detailed proof finish, emphasizing the ornate traditional Bhutanese artistic style. |
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| Obverse lettering | KINGDOM OF BHUTAN |
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Bhutan's Royal Monetary Authority has issued commemorative silver pieces tied to regional landmarks with some regularity, and this Taj Mahal issue sits in that tradition — though the choice of an Indian monument for a Bhutanese coin reflects the close diplomatic and economic relationship between the two countries, formalized through a series of friendship treaties beginning in 1949 under which India effectively guided Bhutan's foreign policy for decades.