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Description
Issued by | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
Issue | 2006-2016 Issue |
Size | 125 x 60 mm |
Printer | Giesecke & Devrient (Germany) – G&D |
Security feature | PEAK (Printed and Embossed AntiCopy Key) Feature |
Obverse | In the centre – Dharma Chakra with DeyNga which means offerings of sensory enjoyment. On each side is a Bja Tshering, a mythical bird that brings about long life. |
Reverse | Taktsang. Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger’s Nest), is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger’s Nest caves in historical Tibet in which Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche practiced and taught Vajrayana. |