{"id":48775,"date":"2025-12-22T08:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=48775"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:44:45","slug":"bhutan-new-sig-date-2021-50-ngultrum-note-b220c-confirmed-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=48775","title":{"rendered":"Bhutan new commemorative 100-ngultrum note (B225a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f-1536x733.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f-465x222.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_f-695x332.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1695\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r.jpg 1695w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r-1536x735.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r-465x222.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bhutan_RMA_100_ngultrum_2025.00.00_B225a_PNL_A_15048057_r-695x333.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1695px) 100vw, 1695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B225<\/strong> (PNL): <strong>100 ngultrum<\/strong> (US$1.40)<br>Yellow, brown, purple, and orange. Front: Dzongkha text; cosmic mandala with five sensory offerings presented to nine central dragons, symbolizing the prosperity and protection bestowed upon the kingdom; 5th king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, wearing Raven Crown. Back: Dzongkha and English text; seal of the state; Garuda above Tashichho Dzong, the seat of Parliament in the capital of Thimphu. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Printer: (De La Rue). 145 x 70 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).<br>a. 2025. Sig. 8: Tshogyel. Prefix A. Intro: 00.01.2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oddly, the caption on the back reads <em>Tashicho Dzong<\/em>, not <em>Tashichho<\/em> with two Hs at the end, as on all preceding depictions of the parliament. It&#8217;s unclear if this is an error, or an intentional change in the transliteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtesy of Alex Zlotin and Thomas Augustsson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B225 (PNL): 100 ngultrum (US$1.40)Yellow, brown, purple, and orange. Front: Dzongkha text; cosmic mandala with five sensory offerings presented to nine central dragons, symbolizing the prosperity and protection bestowed upon the kingdom; 5th king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, wearing Raven Crown. 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