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500 Rupees - Birendra Bir Bikram Matured Dipendra
| Issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1932-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a traditional Nepalese yantra (sacred geometric diagram) rendered in high relief, composed of interlocking rectangular frames filled with Devanagari inscriptions naming King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. Auspicious royal symbols — including a conch shell, ritual vessel, and lotus motif — are positioned within the compartments of the yantra. The Vikrama Samvat date 2046 appears at the base of the central device. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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This issue commemorates the formal coming-of-age of Crown Prince Dipendra, who would later become one of the most notorious figures in Nepali royal history. In June 2001, Dipendra massacred nine members of the royal family — including his father, King Birendra — reportedly after a dispute over his choice of bride, then turned the weapon on himself. He was declared king while in a coma and died three days later, having never regained consciousness.
KM#1166 was struck by the Royal Mint on behalf of Nepal Rastra Bank as part of a broader series of commemorative silver issues produced during the late Birendra era.