← Read the currency article Bhutanese ngultrum: research record Evidence coverage: 1974–1974. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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Bhutanese ngultrum BTN · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Predecessor documented At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input.
View the modern predecessor audit → Parents / predecessors Children / successors No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.
Siblings
Unit and issue records 1 records Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.
Ngultrum — endpoint research dossier FTM000714 · C540
Monetary history 1 events Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
1974 Monetary reform Bhutan's Ministry of Finance first issued banknotes during the 1974 monetary reform, standardising the unit at 100 chhetrum per ngultrum.
C540 Evidence & research notes 2 claims Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C540
Bhutan's Ministry of Finance first issued banknotes during the 1974 monetary reform, standardising the unit at 100 chhetrum per ngultrum.
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan · History of Currency Citation S274 ·
Open source ↗ Indexed paragraph beginning Monetary reform commenced in 1974
Source access and limitations Recover the full issuer history and original issue instrument; verify exact date and relationship to existing rupee circulation.
Relevant indexed source passage inspected; full-body retrieval failed or yielded a script/block page.
Supported C1127
Indian rupee → ngultrum, 1974.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 ·
Open source ↗ BTN entry, currency history; Bundesbank PDF, 24 September 2025 edition.
Source access and limitations Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.