BHUTANESE KINGS

After a wee break, i'm back with some notes to add to mt collection of Bhutanese banknotes. the top note is the 100 Ngultrum note , featuring Jigme singme Wangchuk, king of Bhutan until december 2006. The reverse is the Tashichho Dzong monastery . Its the 2011 issue.

The middle note is the 50 Ngultrum note from the 2003 series. This one has Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, the present king of Bhutan, he took over from his father (above) in 2006 . The reverse has Trongsa Dzong fortress on it.

the bottom note as a very young looking, Jigme Singme Wangchuk on the front and the Panakha Dzong on the reverse. It is a 20 Ngultrum note from the 2013 issue.

Dzong's Are an architectural style of building common to Bhutan and Tibet. They serve as monasteries, fortresses, administrative centres and palaces all in one.

this note above is a slightly more rare one as its a 2 Ngultrum note which only had 2 issues in 1981 and 1986 neither had a date written on them so it took a while to figure out the difference. This one is from 1986 as it has its serial number at the lower left hand side and the upper right hand side, whereas, the 1981 issue has them both on the upper side of the note - left and right.

it has the royal emblem with dragons flanking it, on the front and the reverse has the Simtokhan Dzong on the reverse.

MORE NOTES FROM BHUTAN HERE , HERE AND HERE

BHUTANESE PARO DZONG

This note is the 10 Ngultrum note from 2013. it has Jigme Singye Wangchuck on the front. He was the king of Bhutan until his abdication in 2006. On the reverse is the Rinpung Dzong  in the district of Paro in Bhutan.

Dzong is a fortress come Buddhist monastery that is typically found in Bhutan and Tibet although we have at least one in Edinburgh  - Samye Dzong

Bhutan 2

I went out and had a splurge today at an antiques fair - I blame the post independence referendum blues !!! Here is the first of many over the next few days !!

This is a 1 Ngultrum note from 1986 its similar to the one HERE only this one is slightly smaller. The description is the same.

BHUTAN

Bhutan is a landlocked Himalayan country bordered by India Sikkim and Tibet. its capital city is Thimphu. In 2008 Bhutan made the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy.
the Bhutanese language is called Dzongkha, which is one of the Tibetan family of languages and uses the Tibetan script.
The two notes here are :

5 Ngultrum from 2011, the front having  the royal emblem with 2 birds flanking it and the reverse is the Taktsang Palphug Buddhist monastery (tiger's nest monastery) and

1 Ngultrum note from 2006, the front having two dragons around the wheel of life , the reverse has the Simtokha Dzong Palace