BB to Launch Commemorative Gold, Silver Coins on Bangabandhu Birth Centenary

On the occasion of the birth of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman on 17 March, Bangladesh Bank will issue commemorative gold and silver coins worth Tk 100, and daily currency note Tk 200.

The initiative by the central bank came to reflect the historic moment, a bank's top official said.

“We’ve taken this initiative as part of the commemoration of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” Sirajul Islam, Executive Director and Spokesman of Bangladesh Bank.

He said 1,050 gold coins of Tk 100 and 5,000 silver coins of similar value will be released.

In fact, the Tk 200 currency note will also enter the market to mark the occasion. But it's yet to be determined how many of this Tk 200 notes will be published, he added.

He, however, did not give any detail of the new commemorative notes.

At present, there are regular currency notes of Tk 1, Tk 2, Tk 5, Tk 10, Tk 20, Tk 50, Tk 100, Tk 500 and Tk 1000 are available in the market which were released on different occasions and also their designs were changed several times.

Earlier, the Bangladesh Bank also introduced a Tk 40 note to commemorate the "40th Victory Anniversary of Bangladesh" in 2011.

The Tk 40 commemorative note featured a portrait of the Father of the Nation and the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar in the front, and six armed men on the back.

Bangladesh Bank introduced Tk 60 note to commemorate "60 years of National Movement" on February 15, 2012, while it issued a Tk 25 note to commemorate the 25th anniversary (silver jubilee) of the Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd on January 26, 2013.

On July 8, 2013, Bangladesh Bank issued Tk 100 note to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bangladesh National Museum.

Source: UNB