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BHUTAN
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south. Capital city: Thimphu, Official languages: Dzongkha, Area: 38,394 km2, Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)
25 chetrum
Diameter: 22.20 mm, Thickness: 1.8 mm, Weight: 4.6 g
aluminium-bronze
20 chetrums
Diameter: 22.00 mm, Thickness: 1.8 mm, Weight: 4.5 g
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1 Ngultrum
Diameter: 27.95 mm, Thickness: 1.7 mm, Weight: 8.2 g
cupro-nickel
50 chetrum
Diameter: 25.85 mm, Thickness: 1.8 mm, Weight: 6.9 g
cupro-nickel
10 chetrum (Rarely used )
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5 chetrum (Rarely used )
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Country in South Asia
BHUTANA
The ngultrum (symbol: Nu., code: BTN) is the currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum, spelled as chetrums on coins until 1979.The Ngultrum is currently pegged to the Indian rupee at parity.
1000 ngultrum
Color: Yellow, red and gold
Dimensions: 165 x 70 mm
Obverse: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck with the Raven Crown
Reverse: Tashichho Dzong
500 ngultrum
Color: Pink, orange and green
Dimensions: 155 x 70 mm
Obverse: Ugyen Wangchuck with the Raven Crown
Reverse: Punakha Dzong
100 ngultrum
Color: Green
Dimensions: 161 × 70 mm
Obverse: Jigme Singye Wangchuck; Norbu Rimpochhe, one of the seven auspicious gems
Reverse: Tashichho Dzong, dragons in upper corners
50 ngultrum
Color: Pink, orange and green
Dimensions: 145 x 70 mm
Obverse: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Reverse: Trongsa Dzong
20 ngultrum
Color: Yellow and green
Dimensions: 130 x 65 mm
Obverse: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Reverse: Punakha Dzong
10 ngultrum
Color: Dark green and yellow
Dimensions: 125 x 65 mm
Obverse: Jigme Singye Wangchuck; Dungkar (conch), one of the eight good luck symbols
Reverse: Paro Rinpung Dzong
5 ngultrum
Color: Yellow, brown and red
Dimensions: 125 x 60 mm
Obverse: Birds
Reverse: Taktsang
1 ngultrum
Color: Blue, red and green
Dimensions: 120 x 60 mm
Obverse: Dragons
Reverse: Simtokha Dzong
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center, formerly spelled as Thimbu or Thimpu.
The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced as capital by Thimphu in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by His Majesty the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
Time zone: UTC+6 (BTT), Driving side: left, Calling code: +975