Catalog
5 Rupees - Mahendra Bir Bikram
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Size | 148 x 75 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Mahendra Bir Bikram at centre, with an intaglio vignette of the celebrated Vishnu and Lakshmi statue from the Royal Bath (Sundari Chowk) of the Patan palace complex. Decorative guilloche border frames the composition, with Devanagari inscriptions and the denomination numeral. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of stepped agricultural terraces in the foreground leading to a panoramic view of the snow-capped Himalayan range under a light blue sky. Ornate scrollwork border surrounds the design, with the denomination rendered in Devanagari script at lower centre and the English legend at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | रूपैयाँ पाँच RUPEES FIVE |
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