nrb brings out special saarc commemorative coins

Kathmandu, Nov 24: The Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of the country is introducing silver coins in commemoration of the 18^th SAARC Summit.

The coins shall depict the SAARC symbol on the head and the picture of Gautam Buddha and Mayadevi on the tail.

The Rs. 2,000 denomination coins weigh 25 grams and a total of 3,000 coins would be released, according to spokesperson of the Bank Manmohan Shrestha.

Preparation work for minting 500 pieces of model coins began today, Shrestha said. RSS