...Bhutan - 1 Ngultrum 2019 Series Hybrid Note

 འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་

(Kingdom of Bhutan)

འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཞུང་དངུལ་ལས་དབང་འཛིན་

(Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan)

Currency - Ngultrum (BTN)

 

This is the third print of the 2006 series. In 2013, the reprint for this one ngultrum was reported to be a Hybrid note. I am not sure if this 2019 print is also a Hybrid note, but for now, I will list this as it is until otherwise.

One Ngultrum

Series 2019, two dragons facing each other

 

The front of the note features two dragons facing each other. By the look at the designs of these two dragons, these are Imperial/Royal dragons as it has five claws on each leg and not three. This is expected, as Bhutan has a King and the country has been governed under a constitutional monarchy system since 2008.

On the back is the Simtokha Dzong Palace which was built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal was a Tibetan Buddhist lama, who unified Bhutan in 1634, after the battle of Five Lamas. Today, this building is used as a language learning institution. On the top corners of the note, it has two mythical creatures with wings and hands looking at each other.

Ever wonder what is the meaning of Ngultrum? It means Silver in Bhutanese.

Signature - Dasho Penjore (Chairman)

Dimensions - 120.5mm x 60.5mm

Simtokho Dzong Palace