Sri Lanka P123 2010 20 Rupees

Pick:  P123
Date:  2010
Colour:  Red on multicolor underprint
Monetary Authority:  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Series: 2010 Dancers Issue
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited, London, England
Signatures: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ajith Nivard Cabraal

Front:  Colombo port.  Shipping container loading crane.  Container ship.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka written in large Sinhala text.  Below in small Tamil and English text is written Centeral Bank of Sri Lanka.

"This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" is written in smaller Sinhala text.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently stated in 2012 that it would change its policy and include the "This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" in Tamil text on future banknote issues.

Sri Lanka has never issued banknotes which included full translation of Sinhala text in Tamil or English text since the country implemented Sinhalese nationalist policies in 1956.

Back:  Dancers.

Sri Lanka P90 1000 Rupees

Pick: P90
Date: 1981
Colour: Green

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985


Front:  Victoria Dam.

Back:  (Vertical) Mountains; spillway; peacock. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 172 x 82 mm

Varieties
a. 1981-01-01
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P89 500 Rupees

Pick: P89
Date: 1981
Colour: Brown and purple

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Stone carving (korawakgala) of elephant with rider at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Back:  (Vertical) Abhayagiri stupa; Anuradhapura temple. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 163 x 78 mm

Varieties
a. 1981-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P95 100 Rupees

Pick: P95
Date: 1982
Colour: Orange with brown underprint.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Orange and brown. Front: Animals; stone carving (korawakgala) of chinthe in Anuradhapura.

Back:  (Vertical) Parliament building in Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 157 x 76 mm

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P94 50 Rupees

Pick: P94
Date: 1982
Colour: Blue and brown.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Birds; Raja Maha Vihare temple in Kelaniya.

Back:  (Vertical) Flowers; headless Buddha statue at Lankatilaka Vihare shrine in Polonnaruwa. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 147 x 74 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01

s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P93 20 Rupees

Pick: P93
Date: 1982
Colour: Purple and red.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:   Moonstone steps at Anuradhapura.

Back:  (Vertical) Thuparama Dagoba (temple) in Anuradhapura; orchids. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 137 x 70 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P92 10 Rupees

Pick: P92
Date: 1982
Colour: Brown.

 

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:   Octagon building (paththirippuwa) at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Back:  (Vertical) Dagoba Raja Maha Vihare (Buddhist temple) in Kelaniya. Solid
security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 117 x 62 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P91 5 Rupees

Pick: P91
Date: 1982
Colour: Red and light blue

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985


Front:  Butterfly; Vatadage (Hall of the Relic) ruins in Polonnaruwa.

Back:  (Vertical) Stone carving of deity and child. Solid security thread with printed with "CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON"

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 117 x 62 mm

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P87 50 Rupees

Pick: P87
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Blue.

 1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:   Lethe dynsate (Sri Lankan forester) butterfly; Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (red-faced malkoha) bird perched on Hydnocarpus venenata (chaulmugra) branch; sun.

Back:  (Vertical) Mesua thwaitesii tree; Dendrobium mccarthiae (marron stripe orchid) flower; Galloperdix bicalcarata (Sri Lankan spurfowl) birds; Otocryptis wiegmanni (Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard). Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 147 x 74 mm

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P86 20 Rupees

Pick: P86
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Brown and blue.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:   Columba torringtoni (wood pigeon) bird perched on Syzygium rotundifollum tree branch; Pithecus vetulus monticola (purple-faced langur or tree monkey).

Back:  (Vertical) Kitta ornata (blue magpie) bird; Cyathea sinuata (tree fern); Ceratophora stoddarti (Mountain horned agama) lizard; Aspidura trachyprocta (common roughside) snake. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 137 x 70 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P85 10 Rupees

Pick: P85
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Olive green and brown.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:  Tockus griseus gingalensis (calao hornbill) bird perched on Dialium ovoideum (velvet tamarind) tree branch.

Back:  (Vertical) Pycnonotus penicillatus (yellow-eared bulbul) bird, Rhododendron arboreum tree; Rhacophorus cruciger eques (spurred tree frog) amphibian, Ipsea speciosa (daffodil orchid) flower. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 127 x 66 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P84 5 Rupees

Pick: P84
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Gray

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:  Kallima philarchus philarchus (Sri Lankan blue oakleaf) butterfly; Gymnodactylus yakhuna zonatus (leguan) lizard.

Back:  (Vertical) Pteromys layardi (flying squirrel) and Sturnus senex (white-faced starling) bird with Artocarpus nobilis plant leaves. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 117 x 62 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P83 2 Rupees

Pick: P83
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Red.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front: Puntius nigrofasciatus (black ruby barb) fish.  The fish belongs to the minnow family or originates from Sri Lanka.  It is found in the forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin, they are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. Their population in Sri Lanka has diminished due to the aquarium export trade.

Back:  (Vertical) Cethosia nietneri nietneri (Tamil lacewing) butterfly and Dasia haliana (tree skink) lizard on Murraya cleniei branch. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 108 x 60 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt.

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P105 100 Rupees

Pick: P105
Date: 1.1.1991
Colour: Orange and dark brown on multicolor underprint.

 

Front: Decorative urn at right.


Back: (Vertical) Tea leaf pickers, two Rose-ringed Parakeets at bottom.

Watermark: Chinze

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties

a. Without dot on value in Tamil at left. 1.1.1991.

b. With dot on value in Tamil at left. 1.1.1991.

Catalog Value:
a. $50 - UNC
 b. $12.50 - UNC

Sri Lanka P88 100 Rupees

Pick: 88 100 Rupees
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Gold



Front: Corypha umbraculifera (talipot palm) tree; Trimeresurus trigonocephalus (green pit viper) snake; two Gracula ptilogenys (Sri Lankan myna) birds; Paradoxurus zeylonensis (golden palm civet) in Mangifera zeylanica (Sri Lankan mango) tree.

Back:(vertical): Megalaima flavifrons (yellow-fronted barbet) bird perched on Horsfieldia iriyaghedi tree; Idea lynceus jasonia (Sri Lankan tree nymph) butterfly; Areca concinna plant. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe. A Chinthe is a leogryph (lion-like creature) that is often seen at the entrances of pagodas and temples in Southeast Asian countries.

Printer: Unknown. 157 x 76 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26. Signature 16
as. Specimen.

Catalog Value: $130 UNC, $40 VF