Nepal Rastra Bank has introduced a new Rs 1,000 banknote from the 2025 series, featuring a redesigned appearance and several upgraded security features. The new note entered circulation on September 24, 2026, and will circulate alongside existing Rs 1,000 notes.
The new banknote retains the same dimensions as the existing Rs 1,000 note but comes with a light green background and purple border. The front features Mount Everest, along with a rhododendron watermark and a watermark showing the denomination.
The note also includes several features designed to improve security and make it easier to identify as genuine. These include a 3.5-millimetre colour-changing security thread, tactile marks for people with visual impairments and a see-through register. The security thread appears red when viewed directly and changes to green when the note is tilted, while carrying the markings “NRB” and “1000.”
One of the most distinctive changes is on the reverse side of the note, which features Ram and Laxman, the famous twin elephants born at the government elephant breeding centre in Chitwan. The design also includes seven rhododendron flowers representing Nepal’s seven provinces.
The reverse side additionally features the historic Lachhoka pillar at Hanumandhoka, along with the denomination written in English and the year 2025 A.D. The note carries the signature of Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Prof. Dr. Bishwanath Poudel.
Nepal Rastra Bank has urged the public to handle banknotes carefully, noting that currency is an important national asset. The central bank has also recently introduced redesigned Rs 50 and Rs 100 notes as part of its ongoing currency updates.
The new Rs 1,000 note combines familiar national symbols with updated security technology, giving one of Nepal’s most commonly used high-denomination notes a noticeably different look while keeping it compatible with the existing currency system.