International Currency Exchange Rate of 17th September 2013 | Online Money Exchange Rates Fixed by Nepal Rastra Bank

Exchange Rate for 17 September, 2013

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Exchange Rates Fixed by Nepal Rastra Bank Currency Unit Buying/Rs. Selling/Rs. Indian Rupee 100 160 160.15

Open Market Exchange Rates (For the purpose of Nepal Rastra Bank) Currency Unit Buying/Rs. Selling/Rs. U.S. dollar 1 99.89 100.49 European euro 1 133.31 134.11 UK pound sterling 1 159.13 160.09 Swiss franc 1 107.80 108.44 Australian dollar 1 93.46 94.02 Canadian dollar 1 97.03 97.61 Singapore dollar 1 79.21 79.68 Japanese yen 10 10.10 10.16 Chinese renminbi (Yuan) 1 16.32 16.42 Saudi Arabian riyal 1 26.63 26.79 Qatari riyal 1 27.44 27.60 Thai baht 1 3.15 3.17 UAE Dirham 1 27.20 27.36 Malaysian ringgit 1 30.36 30.54 South Korean Won 100 9.23 9.29

Only Buying rates Currency Unit Rates/Rs. Swedish Krone 1 15.32 Danish Krone 1 17.88 Hong Kong dollar 1 12.88

Note: Under the present system the open market exchange rates quoted by different banks may differ.

Lord Buddha's birthplace Lumbini in Nepal's 100-rupee note

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)  has introduced a 100-rupee Nepali note featuring Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The NRB said the new note would be accessible only during the Dashain, , Xinhua reports. A bank spokesperson said the new note has a picture of the Ashoka Pillar, along with a message on the front side that Buddha was born in Lumbini.

It displays the portrait of Mayadevi, Gautam Buddha's mother in silver metallic on the front. The note also has a black dot which would help the blind recognise the note. The name of the central bank in Latin script would be printed on the note along with the date of printing in both Christian Era and the Nepali Calendar "Bikram Sambat".

In notes currently in circulation, the name of the central bank is printed in Devnagari only, and the notes do not have the date of printing. The new note is being issued following a cabinet decision Aug 27."Lumbini has been enlisted as World Heritage site and the bank thought the holy place needs to be published through currency as well," said an official.

"The move also aims at ensuring the bank notes would be recognised outside the country too," he added.