Currency - Nepal - 20 Rupees- Year 2012

Item code: 79

Year	2012
Obverse	Mount Everest at left,  temple of god Krishna of Patan, Lalitpur at center ; Garuda atop pillar; obverse of coin
Reverse	Swamp deer; trees; mountain; bank logo. Windowed security thread with demetalized NRB.
Watermark	Nepal's National flower Rhododendron
Signature	Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada
Size	138 x 70 mm.

Obverse description:                                 

Krishna Mandir 

Krishna Mandir, Patan

Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. Krishna temple is the most important temple in Patan Durbar Square. It is built in the Shikhara style imported from India although it is unique in its own way. The stone carvings along the bean above the first and second floor pillar is most notable. The first floor pillar carvings narrate the events of the Mahabharata, while on the second floor there are visual carvings from Ramayana.

The temple was built in 1637 by King Siddhinarasimh Malla. It is said that one night the King saw the Lord Krishna and his consort Srimati Radha standing in front of the royal palace. He ordered a temple to be built on the same spot. There are 21 golden pinnacles in the temple. Below the pinnacles are 3 stories. The first floor holds the main shrine of Lord Krishna with shrines of Radha and Rukmini at each side. The second floor is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the third to Lokeshwor(Lord Buddha).The square is crowded with thousands of Hindu Pilgrims and devotees during Krishnastami.

Patan Durbar is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attraction is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided. 

The Durbar Square is a marvel of Newa architecture. The Square floor is tiled with red bricks. There are many temples and idols in the area. The main temples are aligned opposite of the western face of the palace. The entrance of the temples faces east, towards the palace. There is also a bell situated in the alignment beside the main temples. The Square also holds old Newari residential houses. There are various other temples and structures in and around Patan Durbar Square built by the Newa People.

The square was heavily damaged on 25 April 2015 baisakh 12 by a major earthquake.

Reverse description                                        

Swamp deer

A male Southern barasingha (R. d. branderi) in Kanha National Park, India

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ മാത്രം കാണപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരിനം മാനാണ് സ്വംപ് ഡിയർ അഥവാ ബാരസിംഗ മാൻ (English: Swamp deer). ഉത്തർപ്രദേശ്, മധ്യപ്രദേശ് സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലെ ഔദ്യോഗികമൃഗമാണിത്. കൂട്ടത്തോടെ താമസിക്കുന്ന ഇവയെ അപൂർവ്വമായി ഒറ്റയ്ക്കും കാണാറുണ്ട്. ആൺമാനുകളുടെയെണ്ണം പെൺമാനുകളെക്കാൾ വളരെ കുറവായതിനാൽ വംശനാശഭീഷണി നേരിടുന്ന മൃഗമാണിത്. പുള്ളിമാനേക്കാൾ അല്പം വലുതാണ് ഇവ. ആൺമാനുകൾക്ക് കോമ്പുണ്ടാകും. മഞ്ഞകലർന്ന തവിട്ടു നിറമാണിവയ്ക്ക്. വയറിനടിവശം വെള്ളയും. ശരീരം രോമാവൃതമാണ്. ഇവ പകലാണ് ആഹാരം തേടിയിറങ്ങുന്നത്.

The swamp deer differs from all the Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated barasingha, meaning "twelve-tined." Mature stags have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20. The barasingha, also called swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It is extinct in Pakistan and in Bangladesh. 

In the 1960s, the total population was estimated at 1,600 to less than 2,150 individuals in India and about 1,600 in Nepal. Today, the distribution is much reduced and fragmented due to major losses in the 1930s–1960s following unregulated hunting and conversion of large tracts of grassland to cropland.

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)

Nepal Rastra Bank

NRB, the central bank of Nepal, established in 1956 under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act 1955 is the monetary, regulatory and supervisory authority of banks and financial institutions. The new Nepal Rastra Bank Act 2002 which replaces the erstwhile Act has ensured operational autonomy and independence to the Bank. Key objectives of the Bank are to achieve price and balance of payments stability, manage liquidity and ensure financial stability, develop a sound payments system, and promote financial services.

नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक नेपाल का केन्द्रीय बैंक है। इसकी स्थापना 26 अप्रैल्, 1956 को हुई थी। यह नेपाल स्थित बैंकों एवं वित्तीय संस्थानों के कार्यकलाप पर निगरानी रखता है और मौद्रिक नीति का दिग्दर्शन करता है। यह बैंक नेपाल के विदेशी विनिमय दरों पर्र तथा विदेशी मुद्रा भण्डार पर भी नजर रखता है। यह विदेशी विनिमय का विनियमन करता है। यह बैंक नेपाल शेयर बाजार का प्रमुख मालिक भी है।

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