Issued in 2012 by the National Bank of Cambodia, this 100,000 Riels banknote commemorates the 60th birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni. It belongs to the commemorative series celebrating the Cambodian royal family.
The obverse shows portraits of King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, along with the Royal Arms of Cambodia and a naga (mythical serpent) head symbolizing protection and prosperity.
The reverse features a family portrait of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, and King Norodom Sihamoni, alongside an ancient stone sculpture.
Security features include a watermark of King Norodom Sihanouk and a floral design, a solid security thread with the denomination “100000” in demetalized print, UV-reactive fibers, and UV-visible serial numbers.
The banknote is printed on cotton-based paper and measures 170 × 77 mm.
Commemorative issue
60th Birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni
Obverse
Portraits of King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, Royal Arms of Cambodia and the head of a naga, a mythical snake.
Lettering:
១០០០០០ ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្ពុជា
មួយសែនរៀល ១០០០០០
100000
Translation:
National Bank of Cambodia
One Hundred Thousand Riels.
Reverse
King Father Norodom Sihanouk, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath and King Norodom Sihamoni, stone sculpture.
Lettering:
ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្ពុជា
NATIONAL BANK OF CAMBODIA
2012
១០០០០០
ធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា
១០០០០០
Translation:
National Bank of Cambodia
One Hundred Thousand Riels.
Watermark
Late King Norodom Sihanouk, Floral design of Pka Chan
© vearyda (CC BY-SA)
Comments
Issued by the National Bank of Cambodia on May 14, 2013, to commemorate the 60th Birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni.
On the reverse there is a green iridescent ink strip:
Under backlight the solid security strip can be read:
UV activity (365nm):
© Brandon Bertolli
Features
| Issuer | Cambodia |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | National Bank of Cambodia (established in 1992) |
| King | Norodom Sihamoni (2004-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative banknotes |
| Year | 2012 |
| Value | 100 000 Riels 100 000 KHR = GBP 18 |
| Currency | Second riel (1979-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 170 × 77 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
