▁in ▁Nep al ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁issu ing ▁authority ▁was ▁the ▁tre as ury ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁name ▁Sad ar ▁Mul uki ▁Kh ana . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁notes ▁of ▁king ▁Trib hu van ▁were ▁not ▁signed ▁by ▁a ▁bank ▁governor , ▁but ▁by ▁a ▁K aj an chi ▁( head ▁of ▁the ▁tre as ury ) ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁H indu ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Nep al ’ s ▁early ▁paper ▁currency ▁probably ▁includes ▁the ▁only ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁which ▁were ▁signed ▁by ▁a ▁high ▁priest . ▁These ▁early ▁notes ▁were ▁printed ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Security ▁Press ▁in ▁Nash ik ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁security ▁features , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁water ▁marks ▁and ▁the ▁special ▁paper ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁printed . ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁▁ ▁Starting ▁with ▁King ▁Mah endra ▁who ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁Trib hu van ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁bank notes ▁were ▁issued ▁by ▁Nep al ▁R ast ra ▁Bank ▁( N ep al ▁National ▁Bank ) ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁govern ors ▁of ▁this ▁institution ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁bank notes ▁which ▁were ▁issued ▁after ▁this ▁date . ▁Under ▁king ▁Mah endra ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁Government ▁became ▁“ H is ▁Majesty ’ s ▁Government ” ▁( ex pressed ▁by ▁" sh ri ▁ 5 ▁ko ▁sar ak ar " ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁“ the ▁government ▁of