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| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | श्री नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक नेपाल सरकारको जमानत प्राप्त यसको रुपैयाँ भुक्तानी माग्न आएमा नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकबाट रुपैयाँ ५ रुपैयाँ पाँच तुरुन्त पाइनेछा वि.स २०६९ (Translation: NEPAL RASTRA BANK Guaranteed by Nepali Government, Nepali Rastra Bank will pay immediately Rs. 5 Five Rupees on Demand B.S. 2069) |
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| Protection description | Rhododendron flowers watermark visible in the blank arched panel on the left of the reverse |
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Nepal Rastra Bank has issued 5 Rupee notes across multiple series since the 1970s, and this 2012 iteration belongs to a long-running low-denomination workhorse that saw heavy everyday use — enough that worn examples dominate the surviving population. The watermark-only security specification is minimal even by regional standards of the period, though for a note of this face value, deeper security investment was never a priority.