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50 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Buddha
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the stylized royal coat of arms of Nepal rendered in a traditional yantra-like geometric framework, comprising a square grid divided into compartments containing the royal name and titles in Devanagari script. Surrounding the central device are traditional Nepalese royal symbols including a sun, a ceremonial dagger (khukuri), a lotus flower, and other regal emblems arranged symmetrically within an ornate border. The Vikram Samvat date 2055 appears at the base of the central panel. The coin border is defined by a beaded inner ring encircling the entire composition. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Nepal issued this commemorative to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment — a date calculated by the World Fellowship of Buddhists and widely observed across Asia in 1956, though Nepal returned to the theme repeatedly in subsequent decades with additional commemorative programs. Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace, falls within Nepal's Terai region, giving the country a particular claim to these issues that neighboring Buddhist nations cannot match.