The central bank has unveiled three coins – the Rs 100, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 denominations – to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and the first ten Sikh Gurus.
Central bank governor Dr Chiranjivi Nepal and Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri jointly unveiled the commemorative coins at a programme in the Capital today.
The central bank releases such commemorative coins to mark certain important occasions. Earlier this month, the central had released similar commemorative coins in the denomination of Rs 100, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 to mark culture expert and historian Satya Mohan Joshi’s hundredth birthday.
Both Nepal and Puri, on the occasion, also released ‘Sikh Heritage of Nepal’, a book which attempts to highlight the major Sikh connection to Nepal, published by BP Koirala India Nepal Foundation under Embassy of India in Kathmandu.
Prominent leaders of the Sikh community from India, representatives of Nepal’s Sikh community and people from different walks of life attended the programme, according to a press note issued by the India Embassy in Kathmandu.
Central bank governor Dr Chiranjivi Nepal and Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri jointly unveiled the commemorative coins at a programme in the Capital today.
The central bank releases such commemorative coins to mark certain important occasions. Earlier this month, the central had released similar commemorative coins in the denomination of Rs 100, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 to mark culture expert and historian Satya Mohan Joshi’s hundredth birthday.
Both Nepal and Puri, on the occasion, also released ‘Sikh Heritage of Nepal’, a book which attempts to highlight the major Sikh connection to Nepal, published by BP Koirala India Nepal Foundation under Embassy of India in Kathmandu.
Prominent leaders of the Sikh community from India, representatives of Nepal’s Sikh community and people from different walks of life attended the programme, according to a press note issued by the India Embassy in Kathmandu.
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