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.