▁the ▁five ▁times ▁hon oured ” ) ▁and ▁remained ▁this ▁way ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Bir endra ▁and ▁G yan endra . ▁Two ▁series ▁of ▁bank notes ▁were ▁issued ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁king ▁Mah endra : ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁shows ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁civil ian ▁clothes ▁we aring ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁“ top i ” ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁series ▁the ▁king ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁military ▁uniform . ▁The ▁second ▁series ▁compr ised ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁value ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁ru pe es . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁During ▁King ▁Bir endra ’ s ▁rule ▁one ▁can ▁also ▁distinguish ▁between ▁two ▁major ▁series ▁of ▁bank notes . ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁features ▁the ▁king ▁we aring ▁military ▁uniform ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁series ▁the ▁king ▁is ▁we aring ▁the ▁traditional ▁Nep al ese ▁crown ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁fe athers ▁of ▁the ▁bird ▁of ▁parad ise . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁regular ▁bank notes ▁of ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁ru pe es ▁and ▁special ▁bank notes ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁ru pe es ▁were ▁issued ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁The ▁bank notes ▁issued ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁design ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁King ▁Bir endra ▁whose ▁portrait ▁was ▁simply ▁replaced ▁by ▁that ▁of ▁his