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Global tender notice for the printing and supply of Rs 10 polymer bank notes (2002) Pre-qualifying global tender notice for printing and supply of Nepalese polymer bank notes (2003)
Nepalese numerals:
Nepalese characters used on polymer bank notes as serial number prefixes:
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1st issue issued on 30.09.02; 50 million notes printed. S1R1 regular series from Nga 31 to Nga 80; S1Z1 replacement series from Nga 81 to Nga 85. 1st issue has a Nepalese year 2058 overprinted (equals 2001 A.D., which marks King Gyanendra's accession to the throne).
2nd issue issued on 12.09.05; 50 million notes printed. S1R2 regular series (2-digit serial number prefix denominator) from Nga 86 to Nga 99 and from Cha 10 to Cha 36; S1R3 regular series (1-digit serial number prefix denominator) from Cha 1 to Cha 9; S1Z2 replacement series Cha 37. Fully consecutive numbering for the 2nd issue (000001 to 999999).
On 26.09.08, a new Rs10 paper bank note has been issued (first prefix Cha 42). The King's portrait has been replaced by an image of Mount Everest.
Changes for the 2nd issue (compared with the 1st issue): (1) Omission of the commemorative text surrounding the clear window on obverse; (2) Colour changes on obverse and reverse; (3) Nepalese denomination numerals changed on obverse and reverse; (4) Signature change.
Nepal,
10 Rupees,
issued in 2002. Issued on the occasion of His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir
Bikram Shah Ded’s accession to the throne in 2001. The Royal Crown
appears in the clear window. Front:
King Gyanendra at left. Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom and the King is
held to be a personification of Vishnu, the preserver of life, the
protector of the universe, and the doyen of all Hindu gods. Vishnu
holding a club and a wheel, and the imaginary Garuda bird at centre—this
statue is found at the Changu Narayan Temple near Kathmandu.
Back: An antelope (black buck) family at centre and the
Nepalese Coat of Arms at right.
Note Printing Australia on the money in Nepal (2002) Nepal orders more polymer bank notes from Australia (2004)
NRB to introduce Rs 10 polymer notes (2002) |
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