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Matthew Patay's
Note of the Month
May 2004
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Map and flag images provided by Graphic Maps
This month's featured note
is from the country of Bhutan.
The denomination is 100 Ngultrum and the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
(SCWPM) Number is P-25.
The note is not dated but was issued in (2000).
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(front)
The banknote is green and brown on multicolored under print.
King Jigme Singye Wangchuk (1955–present),
is at right.
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The following information
was obtained from:
Bhutan News Online
King Jigme Singye
Wangchuk
(1955 - Present)
The fourth hereditary and the current King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ( 1972 -) was born on 11 November 1955. His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan is the reigning monarch and head of Bhutanese Royal Family. He received modern education. He briefly studied in India and the United Kingdom. He returned to the Ugyen Wangchuck Academy in Paro, Bhutan in 1970. However, he could not complete his school education due to the sudden death of his father. He became king on 23 July 1972 at the age of 17. His official coronation was held on June 02, 1974.
In 1979 His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck married four sisters - Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck, Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck and Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck as queens. An official royal wedding and a public ceremony was held on 31 October 1988. They five princes and five princesses. HRH Dasho Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck is the Crown Prince.
His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck also carried forward the socio-economic progress of the country initiated by his father. Bhutan has made tremendous progress in the filed of communications, hydro-electric power development, education, health, financial sector, environmental protection, and industrial and infrastructural development during his reign. The per capita GDP stood at its highest of US$ 712.8 (Nu 32,006) in 2000.
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(back)
Tashichho Dzong
is at center.
The following information
was obtained from:
GlassSteelAndStone.Com
Tashichho Dzong
(Built: 1772)
W hile other governments around the
world ensconce themselves in fortresses of stone and steel, the seat of Bhutan's
Royal Government is in a building that mirrors the county's culture and its
people. The Taschichho Dzong was built in the late 1700's and also serves as the
home of the Central Monastic Body. The building we see today is largely a modern
affair, built in 1962 when His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuk moved the government
to Thimphu after a fire at its original location. The complex's central tower is
original, however.
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For more information about Bhutan visit:
The Government of Bhutan Website
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