Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck's reign

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck 's life

Dzigme Keszar Namgyal Wangchuck is the fifth king of Bhutan, a member of the Wangchuck dynasty. He was born on February 21, 1980 in the city of Thimpu. Keszar is the eldest son of the previous king, Dzigme Szangye Vangchuk. Her father's third wife is Tsering Jangdon. He has one sister, one brother and seven half-siblings, of which four sons and three daughters were born from his father's other three wives. in the United Kingdom at the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in political science. Dzigme Keszar Namgyal Wangchuk is officially a representative of the state of Bhutan and is active in cultural, educational and economic organizations. In 2006, he inaugurated the Bhutan Garden in Thailand. 2006. on December 14, his father abdicated and handed over the throne to his son, and at the same time Bhutan's form of government changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, in which the king directs the country's democratization. The young prince was crowned on November 6, 2008. His spouse: Dzecün Pema (born in 1990), whom he married in 2011. Dzigme Namgyal Vangchuk: The king and Dzecün Pema's first child. Dzigme Keszar Namgyal Vangchuk is therefore related to Dzecün Pema. and together with their children form the royal house of Bhutan.

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Coinage

In 2006, King Jigme Kesar Namgyal Wangchuck implemented a minting reform in Bhutan. A new national currency, the ngultrum, was introduced instead of the previous monetary system of 1974. The ngultrum is divided into 100 cents. The king introduced the new coinage system to improve Bhutan's financial stability and competitiveness. As part of the reform, new banknotes and coins bearing the symbols of the king and the Kingdom of Bhutan were introduced. The introduction of the ngultrum was successful and Bhutan's financial system became more stable. The currency is also accepted in international markets and helps to increase Bhutan's foreign trade. The 2006 ngultrum banknotes were issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 ngultrum. On the obverse side of the banknotes is the portrait of King Dzigme Kesar Namgyal Wangchuck, and on the reverse side are the landscapes and historical monuments of Bhutan. The 2006 ngultrum coins were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 ngultrums. The front of the coins shows the royal seal, and the reverse shows the national flower of Bhutan, the peacock tree. The ngultrum is the official currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The exchange rate of the currency is pegged to the dollar in international markets. The ngultrum is a stable currency and helps Bhutan's economic development.


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