The 1000 Taka banknote, issued on 27 October 2008 by the Bangladesh Bank, commemorates the Shaheed Minar, the national monument dedicated to those who died during the Bengali Language Movement protests of 1952. The obverse features the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, while the reverse depicts Curzon Hall, a historic building at the University of Dhaka. This note is printed on durable paper with advanced security features, including a windowed security thread with demetalized Bengali text, a watermark of the Shapla (water lily) with the Bangladesh Bank’s monogram and the number “1000”, and intaglio printing for tactile security. The dimensions of the note are 160 x 70 mm. It is signed by Dr. Atiur Rahman, the then Governor of Bangladesh Bank.
Obverse
At Left- The Shaheed Minar (Bengali: শহীদ মিনার Shohid Minar lit. “Martyr Monument”) is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan.
Script: Bengali
Lettering:
১০০০ বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক ১০০০
চাহিবামাত্র ইহার বাহককে
এক হাজার টাকা
দিতে বাধ্য থাকিবে
গণ প্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের.
দায়িত্বে প্রবর্তিত
শহীদ মিনার
1000
Translation:
1000 Bangladesh Bank 1000
One Thousand Taka
Martyr’s Monument
1000
Reverse
The Curzon Hall is a British Raj-era building and home of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Dhaka.
The building was originally intended to be a town hall and is named after Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India who laid its foundation stone in 1904.[1] Upon the establishment of Dacca University in 1921, it became the base of the university’s science faculty.
Scripts: Bengali, Latin
Lettering:
১০০০ ONE THOUSAND TAKA
BANGLADESH BANK
কার্জন হল
এক হাজার টাকা 1000
Translation:
1000 One Thousand Taka
Bangladesh Bank
Curzon Hall
One Thousand Taka 1000
Watermark
Water lily of the coat of arms of Bangladesh with number “1000” and Bangladesh Bank logo
Printer
The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. (দি সিকিউরিটি প্রিন্টিং কর্পোরেশন (বাংলাদেশ) লিমিটেড), Bangladesh (1988-date)
Features
| Issuer | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bangladesh Bank (বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) |
| Ruling authority | People’s Republic (1971-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2008-2010 |
| Value | 1000 Taka 1000 BDT = GBP 5.97 |
| Currency | Taka (1972-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
