King Gyanendra looses his last presence, Central Bank proposes new notes

The last sign of King Gyanendra's presence in the country has been limited to the Nepali currency notes and coins at present. However, now the limited space will be also curbed by the Nepali government. The king's picture has been printed in the 'inevitable' bank notes for the last fifty years, but now pictures of national luminaries and the Himalayas will replace this tradition.
The history is full of instances when a particular regime comes to an end; the pictures of the rulers from the currencies also come to an end. After Taliban rule was eliminated from the map after US war on Afghanistan and after Saddam's fall too, the bank notes changed their pictures in their respective countries. It is but a despotic desire to see one's own picture in such 'powerful thing' as money.
I wonder if the ultimate honor for one's contribution is to be framed in the Dollars or Dinars of one's own country. The selfless sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi in India and his teachings of truth and non-violence has been already contained in the Indian currencies alone. Do we value one's importance with one's picture in the most expensive bank notes? The bank notes having the picture of country's rulers are plenty across the world.
However, the tradition of printing one's own picture still continues but in 'closed' and tyrannical regimes at present. Now, President of United States can't imprint his own picture with the starting of his own tenure. Neither a democratically elected Prime Minister in India or Nepal would dare to force bank notes carrying his own picture.
It is a great honor to be pictured in bank notes. But now it is in the hand of public to accolade the honor.
The Central Bank of Nepal (Nepal Rastra Bank) has designed new notes which depict Lord Buddha as a symbol of peace in different postures while some with the pictures of Mt Everest and Bhrikuti (The Green Star of Tibet.) daughter of late King Anshuverma.
A new coin depicting a farmer ploughing the field has already come into mass circulation in the country.
Earlier, the coins used to have the symbol of King's crown and his name imprinted on them. This is the first time which has not even mentioned the King's name, while the printing of the symbols of royal accessories is out of question.

 

By Salik Shah,

Source: jyotinews.com