The obverse mentions the name of the presiding monarch (i.e. Birendra Bir Bikram) alongside the following iconography:- Top Left - Chandra (Moon), Top Right - Surya (Sun), Within Circle in the Centre - Trishul (Trident), Mid Left - Chakra (Discus), Mid Right - Sankha (Conch), Bottom Left - Padma (Lotus), Bottom Right - Gada (Mace).
Obverse script
Devanagari
Obverse lettering
श्री श्री
श्री ५ वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव
२०५० (Translation: Shree Shree Shree Panch Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev 2050 (i.e. 1993 in Gregorian Calendar))
Reverse description
Depiction of a Tiger, with the year below.
Reverse script
Devanagari, Latin
Reverse lettering
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
पाँच शय रूपैयाँ
Rs. 500 रू. ५००
NEPAL - 1993 (Translation: Five Hundred Rupees)