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| Issuer | Royal Government of Bhutan |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Value | 5 Sertums (500) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, third Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, wearing the traditional ornate royal crown adorned with a dorje finial and intricate scrollwork relief featuring a wrathful deity mask at the brow. The king is draped in embroidered robes with decorative collar detail. A circular Tibetan legend surrounds the portrait in the field, and the dates 1926-1952, denoting the reign period of Jigme Wangchuck (the second king), appear in the lower exergue in Latin numerals. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising a double vajra (vishvavajra) within a circular border, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field. The intersecting thunderbolt symbol, a sacred emblem of Vajrayana Buddhism, is depicted with flame motifs and a central floral hub. A Tibetan legend arcs across the upper portion of the coin, flanked by decorative scrollwork at left and right. The date 19·66 is positioned at the mid-field sides, while the Latin legend BHUTAN · 5 SERTUMS curves along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | 19 66 BHUTAN · 5 SERTUMS |
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