Nepalese five-rupee note

RUPEES FIVE (रुपैयाँ पाँच)

Country	Nepal
Value	रू 5 (pegged at ₹ 3.12)
Width	114 mm
Height	62 mm
Security features	Security thread, micro-lettering, watermark, intaglio (raised) printing, fluorescent ink (UV feature).
Material used	Cotton Paper
Years of printing	2008 – present
Obverse
File:Nepal रु.5 banknote (front).jpg
Design	Mount Everest(Sagarmatha); and a temple structure (either Kasthamandap or Taleju Mandir, depending on the issue).
Designer	Nepal Rastra Bank
Design date	2008 (2008)
Reverse
File:Nepal रु.5 banknote (back).jpg
Design	Yak(s) grazing
Designer	Nepal Rastra Bank
Design date	2008 (2008)

The Nepalese five-rupee banknote (रु 5) is one of the lower denominations of the Nepalese rupee. The note is currently in circulation and is used for small-value transactions throughout Nepal.

The denomination was first introduced during the monarchy of Nepal and featured portraits of the King. Following the abolition of the monarchy in 2008, the Nepal Rastra Bank introduced a new series replacing the royal portrait with national symbols and cultural motifs.

Further reading

• Agrawal (Giriya), Shyam and Gyawali, Kamal Prasad: Notes and Coins of Nepal. Nepal Rastra Bank Golden Jubilee Year 2005/06, Kathmandu, 2006.
• Jha, Hari Jaya: An Overview of Nepalese Paper Money. Manjeeta Jha, Lalitpur (Patan), B.S. 2058 (= A.D. 2001).
• Shrestha, Ramesh: Nepalese Coins & Bank Notes (1911 to 1955). Kazi Mudhusudan Raj Bhandary, Kathmandu, 2007.
• Wittmann, Hans: Die Banknoten des Königreichs Nepal. Unpublished, Wiesbaden, 2002.