Saturday, March 17, 2012

Singapore P12 20 Dollars

Pick: P12
Date:
ND (1979).
Colour: Brown, yellow and blue on multicolor underprint





Front:  Yellow-breasted Sunbird at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Brown colour. Chinese fan dancer at left.  A Singapore Airlines AĆ©rospatiale-BAC Concorde turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, over Changi International airport center right.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P11 10 Dollars

Pick: P11
Date:
ND (1979)
Colour: Red and dark blue on multicolor underprint




Front:  White collared kingfisher at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right. Back:  Watermark: Lion's head.
Back: Garden City with high rise public housing in background.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties
a. With security thread (1979).
b. With segmented foil over security thread (1980).

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P10 5 Dollars

Pick: P10
Date:
ND (1976).
Colour: Green and brown on multicolor underprint.




Front:  Redwhiskered bulbul at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Ariel tram cars and view of harbor.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Saturday, March 10, 2012

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.