ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
(Kingdom of Cambodia)
ធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា
(National Bank of Cambodia)
Currency : Riel (KHR)
Currency : Riel (KHR)
This is a specimen note of 20000 riels issued on 16.05.2018, celebrating King Norodom Sihamoni's 65th Birthday. King Norodom Sihamoni was born in the capital city of Phnom Penh on 14.05.1953, 179 days before Cambodia obtained independence from the French. At the time of his birth, the country (including Laos and Vietnam) was called French Indochina.
King Norodom Sihamoni was appointed as King of Cambodia by the country's special nine-member council on 14.10.2004, following the surprise abdication by his late father, King Norodom Sihanouk (b.1922-2012) a week earlier. His position as the new King was confirmed on 29.10.2004.
I believe there are no commemorative texts or logos printed on this note. The date printed on this note is 2017.
Twenty Thousand Riels Specimen
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| Naga (snake) Coat of Arms, King Norodom Sihamoni |
Front - The design on the front is very similar to the 20,000 riels issued in 2008. On the front, it depicts the portrait of the King looking downwards, and to his left is the stone statue of Naga in Angkor Wat temple. The image of Naga features a snake with seven heads.
Signatures
Governor - Chea Chanto
General Cashier - Tha Yao
Watermark - Bust of King Norodom Sihamoni and floral pattern
Dimensions - 156.5mm x 73mm
Back - Banteay Srei (or Banteav Srey) temple located in the Angkor
area. This temple was built in the 10th century dedicated to the Hindu
god Shiva.
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| Banteay Srei temple, Angkor |
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