Sri Lanka Paper Money Collection

Sri Lanka Notes

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Sri Lanka Heritage series, 1991, 2005

The Heritage Series saw many revisions throughout its life since 1991 up to 2010. The 1995 revision had an enhanced latent image at the center bottom of obverse sides. The 2001 revision added wider metallic strip to the 500 and 1000 rupee notes.

1991 Issue

P-104 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 50 Rupees Note, 1991 Issue, 01 July 1992
Front: Male dancer with local headdress at right
Back: Butterflies above temple ruins, with shield and ornamental sword hilt in lower foreground on vertical
Watermark: Chinze
Size: 136 x 67 mm

P-105A - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 100 Rupees Note, 1991 Issue, 01 July 1992
Front: Decorative urn at right
Back: Tea leaf pickers , two Rose-ringed Parakeets at bottom on vertical
Watermark: Chinze
Size: 143 x 71 mm

1991 Issue

P-115a - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 10 Rupees Note, 2001 Issue, 21 December 2001
Front: Sinhalese Chinze at right, enhanced latent image security feature at lower left
Back: Painted stork at top left, Presidentail Secretariat building in Colombo, flowers in lower foreground
Watermark: Chinze
Size: 122 x 60 mm

Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers series, 2010

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued a new series of banknotes on 4 February 2011. The series was designed by two Sri Lankan artists selected from an island-wide competition. The themes of the new notes are Development and Prosperity, and Sri Lankan Dancers. The fronts of the new notes bear artistic impressions of selected development projects in Sri Lanka and native birds and butterflies. The backs depict Sri Lankan traditional dancers and guard stones in a background of a map of Sri Lanka. This new family does not include a 10-Rupee note because that denomination was replaced by a coin on 5 April 2010.

P-123 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 20 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010
Front: Recent and early view of port of Colombo, Sri Lanka Serendib scops owl (otus thilohoffmanni), baronet butterfly (euthalia nais)
Back: Ves dancer and Geta Bera drummer, guard stone with a Punkalasa, stylized floral motif (Liya Vela)
Watermark: Serendib Scops Owl
Size: 128 x 67 mm

P-124 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 50 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010
Front: Newly constructed bridge at Manampitiya alongside the old bridge, Sri Lanka dull blue flycatcher (eumyias sordida), blue oakleaf butterfly (kallima horsfieldi)
Back: Patuna dancer and Yak Bera drummer, guard stone with a Punkalasa, stylized floral motif (Liya Vela)
Watermark: Dull-blue Flycatcher
Size: 133 x 67 mm

P-125 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 100 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010
Front: Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Project and Laxapana waterfall, Sri Lanka orange billed babbler (turdoides rufescens), autumn leaf butterfly (doleschallia bisaltide)
Back: Bharatanatyam dancer and Mridangam drummer, Naga guard stone, stylized floral motif (Dvithva Liya Vela)
Watermark: Orange-billed Babbler
Size: 138 x 67 mm

Sri Lanka Heritage series, 1991, 2005
The Heritage Series saw many revisions throughout its life since 1991 up to 2010. The 1995 revision had an enhanced latent image at the center bottom of obverse sides. The 2001 revision added wider metallic strip to the 500 and 1000 rupee notes.
1991 Issue
	P-104 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 50 Rupees Note, 1991 Issue, 01 July 1992 Front: Male dancer with local headdress at right Back: Butterflies above temple ruins, with shield and ornamental sword hilt in lower foreground on vertical Watermark: Chinze Size: 136 x 67 mm
	P-105A - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 100 Rupees Note, 1991 Issue, 01 July 1992 Front: Decorative urn at right Back: Tea leaf pickers , two Rose-ringed Parakeets at bottom on vertical Watermark: Chinze Size: 143 x 71 mm

1991 Issue
	P-115a - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 10 Rupees Note, 2001 Issue, 21 December 2001 Front: Sinhalese Chinze at right, enhanced latent image security feature at lower left Back: Painted stork at top left, Presidentail Secretariat building in Colombo, flowers in lower foreground Watermark: Chinze Size: 122 x 60 mm

Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers series, 2010
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued a new series of banknotes on 4 February 2011. The series was designed by two Sri Lankan artists selected from an island-wide competition. The themes of the new notes are Development and Prosperity, and Sri Lankan Dancers. The fronts of the new notes bear artistic impressions of selected development projects in Sri Lanka and native birds and butterflies. The backs depict Sri Lankan traditional dancers and guard stones in a background of a map of Sri Lanka. This new family does not include a 10-Rupee note because that denomination was replaced by a coin on 5 April 2010.
	P-123 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 20 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010 Front: Recent and early view of port of Colombo, Sri Lanka Serendib scops owl (otus thilohoffmanni), baronet butterfly (euthalia nais) Back: Ves dancer and Geta Bera drummer, guard stone with a Punkalasa, stylized floral motif (Liya Vela) Watermark: Serendib Scops Owl Size: 128 x 67 mm
	P-124 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 50 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010 Front: Newly constructed bridge at Manampitiya alongside the old bridge, Sri Lanka dull blue flycatcher (eumyias sordida), blue oakleaf butterfly (kallima horsfieldi) Back: Patuna dancer and Yak Bera drummer, guard stone with a Punkalasa, stylized floral motif (Liya Vela) Watermark: Dull-blue Flycatcher Size: 133 x 67 mm
	P-125 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka 100 Rupees Note, 2010 Issue, 01 January 2010 Front: Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Project and Laxapana waterfall, Sri Lanka orange billed babbler (turdoides rufescens), autumn leaf butterfly (doleschallia bisaltide) Back: Bharatanatyam dancer and Mridangam drummer, Naga guard stone, stylized floral motif (Dvithva Liya Vela) Watermark: Orange-billed Babbler Size: 138 x 67 mm