The 10 Ngultrum banknote issued by the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan in 2006 showcases Bhutan’s cultural and spiritual richness. The obverse features a portrait of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Bhutan’s fourth king, who is celebrated for his leadership and for establishing the country’s development philosophy of Gross National Happiness. The background includes traditional Bhutanese patterns and the national emblem, representing harmony between secular and spiritual authority.
The reverse depicts the Punakha Dzong, one of Bhutan’s most iconic and historically significant monasteries, located at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers. The note is printed on paper and includes security features such as a solid security thread, watermark of the King’s portrait, and detailed intaglio printing. The banknote measures 125 x 60 mm and is primarily orange in color.
Obverse
Green and yellow print.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck; Norbu Rimpochhe, one of the seven auspicious gems
Scripts:Â Latin, Tibetan
Reverse
Paro Rinpung Dzong
Scripts:Â Latin, Tibetan
Lettering:
ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN
TEN NGULTRUM
Watermark
Head of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
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Signatures
| Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu (LWN) | Chairman |  |
| Daw Tenzin (DT) | Chairman |  |
| Dasho Penjore (DP) | Chairman |  |
Comments
© gyoschak
Features
| Issuer | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (བྲུག་རྒྱལ་གཞུང་དངུལ་ལས་དབང་འཛིན་) |
| King | Jigme Khesar Namgyel (འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་) (2006-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2006-2019 |
| Value | 10 Ngultrums 10Â BTN = GBP 0.09 |
| Currency | Ngultrum (1974-date) |
| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
| Size | 125 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
