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250 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Save The Children
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Traditional Nepalese cross-shaped royal cipher design occupying the central field, divided into quadrants by a stylised cross motif with a trident emblem at the centre. The royal name of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is inscribed in Devanagari script across the quadrants, reading श्री श्री श्रीपु वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव. Auspicious symbols including a sun, conch shell, lotus blossom, and chakra embellish the four outer sections. The Bikram Sambat regnal year २०४७ (VS 2047) appears in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari/Latin |
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Nepal's 1990 Save the Children issue coincided with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in November 1989 — a treaty Nepal ratified that same year. The timing was deliberate; several nations coordinated commemorative silver issues around ratification as a form of soft diplomatic signaling. King Birendra, whose reign would end violently in the 2001 royal massacre, was still presiding over a monarchy in the final months before the People's Movement forced Nepal's transition to constitutional rule in April 1990.