The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a land locked country in central Asia. In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century long rule by hereditary kings and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established multi-party democracy with a constitutional monarchy. In 1996, an insurgency broke out led by the Maoists which led to a 10 year civil war between them and the government which led to the king taking absolute power. After mass protests, in 2008 a constitutional government was elected and promptly abolished the monarchy. The capital city is Kathmandu. Nepal also has the highest mountain in the world, Sagarmatha more commonly called Mount Everest.
monetary unit:
1 Mohru = 100 paisa (up to 1961)
1 Rupee = 100 paisa ( from 1961)
The first note above is the 10 rupee note from 2005 , which is made of and has a polymer andhas a clear window on the right of the front and also a portrait of the last king of Nepal, Gyanendra Shah and antelope on the reverse.
The other note is a 5 Rupee note from 1086 issue which covered several years and this one has the signature of Ganesh Bahadur Thapa which is the second of 4 signatures in that series. the front has King Birendra who ruled from 1972 - 2001 when he was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre . the reverse has a pair of Yaks
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