Description
🇳🇵 Nepal – 5 Rupees Banknote (Year 2000)
Type: Circulation banknote
Special Feature: Recognized Printing Error
Grading: Superb Gem UNC 67 EPQ (exceptionally rare condition)
📌 Basic Information
Country: Nepal
Issuing Authority: Nepal Rastra Bank
Denomination: 5 Rupees
Year of Issue: 2000
Catalog Reference: Pick #30a.5
Serial Number: 408381
Material: Paper
Orientation: Horizontal
🎨 Design Details
Obverse (Front)
Portrait of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev wearing traditional royal headgear
Central image: Nyatapola Temple, Bhaktapur
Nepali script at top: नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक (Nepal Rastra Bank)
Denomination numeral “५” in the upper corners
Ornamental traditional Nepalese patterns
Reverse (Back)
(Not visible in image, standard design usually includes):
Landscape or cultural motif
Security patterns and guilloches
Repeated denomination text
⚠️ Printing Error (Key Value Factor)
The note is officially identified and slabbed as a “Printing Error”
Likely characteristics (based on cataloging):
Misalignment of design elements
Irregular or shifted printing layers
Error retained uncirculated condition
Printing errors from Nepal are scarce, especially in high denominations with royal portraits.
🏆 Grading & Certification
Grading Company: DIM Currency
Grade: 67 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality)
Meaning:
No folds, bends, or handling marks
Original paper brightness
Sharp corners and perfect margins
Extremely rare for an error note