Bhutanese ngultrum
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The ngultrum (/əŋˈɡʌltrəm/; Dzongkha: དངུལ་ཀྲམ [ŋýˈʈúm], symbol: Nu., code: BTN) is the currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It can be literally translated as 'silver' for ngul and 'coin' for trum. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum (Dzongkha: ཕྱེད་ཏམ [pt͡ɕʰɛ́ˈtám], spelled as chetrums on coins until 1979). The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, the central bank of Bhutan is the minting authority of the ngultrum banknotes and coins. The ngultrum is currently pegged to the Indian rupee at parity.
Quick Facts (Dzongkha), ISO 4217 ...
(Dzongkha) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | BTN (numeric: 064) |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Symbol | Nu. |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | chhertum |
Symbol | |
chhertum | Ch. |
Banknotes | Nu.1, Nu.5, Nu.10, Nu.20, Nu.50, Nu.100, Nu.500, Nu.1000[1][2] |
Coins | |
Rarely used | Ch.5, Ch.10, Ch.25, Ch.50, Nu.1, Nu.3 |
Demographics | |
Date of introduction | 1974 |
User(s) | Bhutan (alongside Indian Rupee) |
Issuance | |
Monetary authority | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 5.2% |
Source | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, 2015 est. |
Pegged with | Indian rupee (at par) |
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