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25 Rupees Silver Jubilee
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a portrait vignette of King Birendra in ceremonial plumed crown; at centre, a vignette of the Parliament Building and Hanumandhoka Palace; at right, a clear window reserved for the watermark. The composition commemorates the Silver Jubilee of King Birendra's reign, with the design elements arranged across a decorative guilloche underprint. |
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| Reverse description | At left, a clear watermark window panel; at centre, a pastoral vignette of a cow in fields with Mount Machhapuchre (Fishtail) rising in the background; at right, the national Coat of Arms of Nepal. The reverse carries text and numerals denoting the commemorative denomination within a structured guilloche border. |
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Nepal Rastra Bank issued this commemorative note to mark the Silver Jubilee of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev's accession to the throne in 1972. Birendra had come to power following the death of his father Mahendra, and by 1997 his reign had survived both the formal end of the Panchayat system in 1990 and Nepal's turbulent shift toward multiparty democracy — though the Maoist insurgency was already gathering force in the western hills.
Thomas De La Rue produced relatively few low-denomination commemorative notes for Nepal across this period, making P#41 a slightly unusual commission. The single watermark security feature reflects the modest production specification for a note intended as much for collectors as for circulation.