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3 Rupees - Jigme Dorji Ascension
| Issuer | Royal Government of Bhutan |
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| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | དཔལ་ལྡན་འབྲུག་པ་ཕྱོགས་ལས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ། 1926-1952 |
| Reverse description | Central field features the Bhutanese royal emblem — a stylized double vajra (dorje) wheel enclosed within a circular border, rendered in bold relief. The wheel displays eight radiating points with a central swirl motif, symbolizing the Buddhist dharma wheel and royal authority. A Tibetan legend arcs across the upper portion of the coin. The Latin legend 'BHUTAN 3 RUPEES' is inscribed along the lower periphery, with the date '19 66' flanking the central device on either side within the field. |
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Jigme Dorji Wangchuck's formal ascension coinage of 1966 commemorates a reign that had technically begun in 1952 — the delay between accession and this commemorative issue reflects Bhutan's gradual and cautious engagement with international numismatic convention. Jigme Dorji is widely credited with opening Bhutan to the outside world, abolishing serfdom, and establishing the National Assembly, reforms that made his reign transformative by any measure.
The 3-rupee denomination itself is characteristic of Bhutanese issues of this period, which did not yet align with decimal coinage — full metrication came only in 1974 with the introduction of the ngultrum.