Product Description
SCWPM.#31a - TBB.#B220aDate: 2008
Grade: Unc.
Signature: 5 - Prefix: M
Description:
Colour: Pink, orange, and green.
Front: Khorlo (Wheel of Dharma), one of eight good luck symbols; fith king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Back: Trongsa Dzong.
Solid security thread.
Watermark: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue.
Size: 145 x 70 mm
Material: Paper.
More information: about Trongsa Dzong (at the back):
Trongsa Dzong, the largest dzong at a striking location, is an important administrative building, providing the headquarters of the government of Trongsa District. Trongsa provides a strategic central location to control Bhutan and for centuries it was the seat of the Wangchuck dynasty of penlops (governors) who effectively ruled over much of eastern and central Bhutan, and from 1907 have been Kings of Bhutan. It is also a major monastic complex, with around 200 monks. During the summer months, the monastic community often relocates to Kurje Monastery in the Bumthang Valley. It contains a notable printing house, responsible for the printing of many religious texts in Bhutan.
