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250 Ngultrums Indonesian Games in Palembang - Bridge card hand
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a fan of playing cards in high relief, with the King of Spades prominently displayed at front and additional cards fanned behind it; the faces of the kings are rendered in fine detail with crowned figures. To the lower left stands the logo of the 2004 Indonesian Games held in Palembang, with Arabic script below it. The denomination 250 NGULTRUM and the date 2004 appear along the right rim in Latin script, while the legend BRIDGE is inscribed along the lower rim. The fineness mark '1oz silver 999' is inscribed in small letters in the lower left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Bhutan issued this piece as part of a broader commemorative program tied to the 2004 Indonesian Games held in Palembang and Jakarta — a regional multi-sport event that included contract bridge as an official mind-sport discipline, one of the few such competitions to do so at that level. Bridge's inclusion reflected Southeast Asian tournament culture, where the game has maintained serious competitive standing for decades.
The Royal Monetary Authority has produced commemoratives for international events with negligible domestic connection since the 1990s, largely as a revenue stream rather than out of any national sporting interest.