20 Rupees

20 Rupees - obverse20 Rupees - reverse

© Dinesh Acharya

Features

Issuer Nepal
King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972-2001)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1985-2001
Value 20 Rupees
20 NPR = USD 0.15
Currency Rupee (1932-date)
Composition Paper
Size 138 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
203644
References P# 38
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of King Birendra (L.), Krishna Mandir, Lalitpur (C.), Watermark Window - Watermark of Crown (R.)
Signature #11 - Ganesh Bahadur Thapa

Reverse

Watermark Window (L.), Swamp Deer - Stag with Mountains in Background (C.), National Crest (R.)

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1985-1988)  2.0% 38s Specimen
ND (1987-1990)  30 000 000 $ 2.20 20% 38a.1 serial # 24mm long, signature #11
ND (1992)  $ 1.10 31% 38a.2 signature #12
ND (1997)  $ 1.10 36% 38b.1 segmented security thread, serial # 24 mm long, signature 13
ND (2000)  13% 38b.2 segmented security thread, serial # 20 mm long, signature 13
ND (2001)  9% 38b.3 segmented security thread, serial # 20 mm long, signature 14

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