Nepal issued New King Gyanedra Bir Bikrama replaced bank note on 10th Aug. 2003.

Scaned images of withdrawn and replaced bank notes are shown.

Replaced Banknote



Withdrawn Banknote

These are the new Everest Expedition record setters card with autograph issued on the occasion of the “Golden Jubilee of the conquest of Mount Everest 2003” to mark the record set by them.

Very limited number of these cards prepared.

"Tenzing struggled up and joined me and I carried on cutting steps over bump after bump. Finally, I saw to the right a rounded snowy dome. On a tight rope, I continued cutting steps upwards and reached the crest of the ridge. Tenzing joined me and we looked around in wonder - we had reached the top of the world."- Sir Edmund Hillary.

Little did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay realise that morning in 1953 how important a few minutes spent on a hard patch of snow would lead them off on all manner of great adventures. For the rest of the world, this was adventure enough.

On the Golden Anniversary of this momentous occasion, New Zealand Mint has minted a .9999 pure gold coin issued under the authority of the Kingdom of Nepal.

"I was just an enthusiastic mountaineer of modest abilities who was willing to
work quite hard and had the necessary imagination and determination" - Sir
Edmund Hillary.

When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stood atop the great mountain on May
29 1953 they had no idea that the world would still be celebrating 50 years later.
The now world-famous ascent by a New Zealand bee-keeper and his Nepalese Sherpa
has been recognised as one of the greatest feats of mankind.

To mark this historic occasion, New Zealand Mint has produced a .999 pure silver
coin issued under the authority of the Kingdom of Nepal. This 1oz proof coin
is not only endorsed by Sir Edmund Hillary himself, but also by the Tenzing
Norgay family and the Royal Geographic Society (co-funders of the triumphant
1953 British-led expedition).

Courtesy: Space Time Today

Babu Chiri Sherpa, world renowned mountaineer was born in 1965 A.D. at Taksindu Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District as son of Lhakpa Sherpa
and Pasi Sherpa. He started to climb the scaled 9954 meter high Mount Mera in
1988. Likewise, he ascended Mt. Kanchanjanga, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Cho-Oyu, Mt.
Ama Dablam and successfully climbed the Mt. Everest ten times. In 1999 he spent
21 hours on top of the Mt. Everest without using bottle oxygen setting world
record. On 21 May 2000, he climbed the Mt. Everest in sixteen hours and fifty-six
minutes, the shortest duration covered from the base camp, setting world record
at that time and becoming world renowned mountaineer. He was decorated with
Suprasiddha Gorakha Dakshin Bahu First class and awarded with many more decorations. He passed away unfortunately in an accident on 29 April, 2001 in crevasse while
on his way to scale the highest peak on the earth for the eleventh time.

The portrait of this world renowned mountaineer Babu Chiti Sherpa along with
the background picture of Mt. Everest is depicted in the postage stamp, in order
to commemorate the importance of this brave and world renowned records. This
cover has the autograph of 13 time Everest Summiter Apa Sherpa.

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Appa Sherpa, 42, highest number of ascents (13 times)

"I never intended to set any records. In fact for this latest ascet I had a tough time convincing my wife to let me go at all, especially as I had announced my retirement last year. However, the situation engulfed me hen I could not deny the team with which I had been in the past five summits, called me for the expeditioin after they had already acquired permit. As I was not looking to set records, I do not feel any threat from yournger climbers".

On 29th May 2003 Nepal has issued Rs. 25 Denomination postage stamp to mark the "Golden Jubilee of the First Ascent of Mt. Everest 2003."

On this occassion commemorative covers were also issued to mark different records set by Everest Summiters.

On 29th May 2003 Nepal has issued Silver and Gold Coins to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Conquest of Mt. Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norge Sherpa. Here is a scan of the Silver Coin.