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500 Ngultrum
| Issuer | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
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| Year | 2006-2020 |
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| Value | 500 Ngultrums |
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| Obverse description | Orange and multicolour underprint with an intaglio portrait vignette of Ugyen Wangchuck, the first hereditary King of Bhutan, wearing the traditional raven crown, positioned to the right. The centre carries an elaborate guilloche panel enclosing two confronted dragon vignettes flanking a central cartouche with Dzongkha script, set against a peach and cream underprint with lattice patterning. The denomination numeral '500' appears in the lower right in red, with Dzongkha numerals at upper left, and series date below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central intaglio vignette of Punakha Dzong, the historic fortress-monastery set along the Mo Chhu river, rendered in fine line engraving in shades of red and dark green against a pale underprint. The denomination '500' appears in guilloche surrounds at all four corners in alternating Dzongkha and Western numerals. The issuer's name in English is inscribed at the top, with the denomination in English and Dzongkha script along the lower margin beneath the central vignette. A blank security disc is positioned to the right. |
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| Protection description | the raven crown visible in the blank area to the left of centre on the obverse; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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