Ngultrum ( dzong-ke : དངུལ་ ཀྲམ , pronounced ngultram ) is the monetary unit of the Kingdom of Bhutan . The official currency of the kingdom since 1974 (before that, the currency of Bhutan was the Bhutanese rupee , although sometimes the modern Ngultrum is called the "Bhutan rupee").
| Ngultrum (Russian) | |||
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དངུལ་ ཀྲམ (dzong ke) | |||
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| Codes and Symbols | |||
| ISO 4217 Codes | BTN (064) | ||
| Abbreviations | Nu | ||
| Territory of circulation | |||
| Issuing country |  Butane | ||
| Derivative and parallel units | |||
| Fractional | Chetrum ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) | ||
| Coins and banknotes in circulation | |||
| Coins | 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 chetrum, 1 ngultrum | ||
| Banknotes | 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 ngultrum | ||
| Currency history | |||
| Introduced | 1974 year | ||
| Predecessor currency | Bhutanese rupee | ||
| Issue and production of coins and banknotes | |||
| Emission Center (Regulator) | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan | ||
| www.rma.org.bt | |||
| Courses on September 4, 2019 | |||
| 1 RUB | = 1,084 BTN | ||
| 1 USD | = 72.07 BTN | ||
| 1 EUR | = 79.41 BTN | ||
| 1 GBP | = 88 BTN | ||
| 1 JPY | = 0.68 BTN | ||
| 1 INR | = 1 BTN | ||
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1 ngultrum consists of 100 chetrum . The ISO 4217 ngultrum code is BTN, the symbol is Nu, the chetrum symbol is Ch.
Coins of 20, 25, 50 chetrum and 1 ngultrum are in circulation, rarely, but coins of 5 and 10 chetrum are also used. Banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 ngultrum are in circulation.
Content
Coins
Obverse 300 ngultrum coins, 1994.
Coin reverse 300 ngultrum, 1994, Olympics-96, sports: basketball.
Banknotes
| Series 2006-2011 | |||||||
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| Picture | Face value (ngultrumov) | Dimensions (mm) | Primary colors | Description | Years of printing | ||
| Front side | Back side | Front side | Back side | ||||
| one | 120 × 60 | blue | ornament with dragons | Simtokha dzong | 2006 2013 | ||
| five | 125 × 60 | brown | ornament with birds | Taktsang Lakhang | 2006 2011 2015 | ||
| ten | 125 × 65 | green purple | Jigme Singye Wangchuk | Rinpung Dzong | 2006 2013 | ||
| 20 | 130 × 65 | yellow green | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck | Punakha Dzong | 2006 2013 | ||
| 50 | 145 × 70 | pink | Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk | Trongsa Dzong | 2008 2013 | ||
| 100 | 145 × 70 | green | Jigme Singye Wangchuk | Tashicho-dzong | 2006 2011 2015 | ||
| Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk with his wife | Punakha Dzong | 2011 | |||||
| 500 | 155 × 70 | pink | Ugyen Wangchuk | Punakha Dzong | 2006 2011 | ||
| 1000 | 165 × 70 | yellow orange | Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk | Tashicho-dzong | 2008 | ||
| The image scale is 1.0 pixels per millimeter. | |||||||
In 2014, banknotes of 1 and 10 ngultums of a new sample were issued, made of a hybrid (paper-polymer) composition [1] .
Exchange Rate Mode
The course of the Ngultrum is tied to the Indian rupee ( ISO code 4217 - INR) in a 1: 1 ratio [2] .
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See also
- Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
- Five Years of Bhutan
- Economy of Bhutan
- Royal Bhutan Securities Exchange
- Royal Insurance Company of Bhutan
- Bank of Bhutan
Notes
Sources
- Open exchange rates . - The site of the API provider . - OER, 2012.
- International Monetary Fund . - Official site. - IMF , 2011.
Links
- Banknotes.com
- Bhutanese Ngultrum - Banknotes from around the world
- Ngultrum numismaster.com. Date of treatment July 26, 2012. Archived on August 6, 2012.
- Bhutan Banknote Gallery (German )