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Nepal
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20 Rupees, 2002
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Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram (1947-), King of Nepal 2001-2008
As the second son of Prince (later king) Mahendra, the infant Gyanendra was
declared king for two months (1950-1951) when the rest of his family was in
exile in India, but was not internationally recognized. His grandfather
Tribhuvan was returned to the throne shortly after, when the Rana family
conceded power.
Fifty years later, when his nephew Dipendra purportedly staged a murder
suicide, killing most of the family, including King Birendra
(Dipendra's father, and Gyanendra's brother), Gyanendra became king again until 2008 when the monarchy was abolished.
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50 Rupees, 2002
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Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram (1947-), King of Nepal 2001-2008
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Front: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram (1947-), King of Nepal 2001-2008
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20 Rupees, 2009
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This note is not in my collection. Scans courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Front: Himalayas Mountains
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1000 Rupees, 2010
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This note is not in my collection. Scans courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Front: Himalayas Mountains
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The Kingdom of Nepal, a landlocked country located in central Asia along the southern slopes of the Himalayan Mountains, was founded in 1768 by Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha king, who
succeeded in unifying the three existing smaller kingdoms of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur into a single state. The country abolished the monarchy and established the Federal Democratic
Republic of Nepal in 2008. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Nepal.
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