ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මහ බැංකුව විසින් 1949 අංක 58 දරණ මුදල් රෙගුලාසි පණත යටතේ 2010 වර්ෂයේදී “Development, Prosperity and Sri Lankan Dancers” තේමාව යටතේ නිකුත් කරණ ලද 11 වන නෝට්ටු මුදල් ශ්‍රේණියේ පහත දැක්වෙන සමනලුන්ව අඩංගු කර ඇත.
රුපියල් 5000- Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia Pomona)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued,
for circulation, a new series of currency notes on the theme
"Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers" on 2011 February 4th,
dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of the WEHERAGALA DAM and Canyon Dam to
the right.
Illustrated are the Sri Lanka bird Yellow Eared Bulbul to the right,
and the butterfly, Lemon Migrant to the lower left.
Numeric
5000 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් පන්දාහයි in Sinhala,
ஐயாயிரம் ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and
FIVE THOUSAND RUPEES in English of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති , with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Horizontal Black Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial
number on right.
Security Thread Starchrome with 2.5 mm width, which changes
colour from red to green with the letters
CBSL RS5000 and Mirror of same.
The location of the 2.5 mm Starchrome
strip varies in location over about
10 mm both horizontally and vertically as well as the letters visible
on strip. They don't represent variations of the note.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
Nagaraksha dancer and a
Guruluraksha dancer. The
Rathnaprasadaya guard
stone is on the upper right, on a vertical Band with a
Kalpavrksha floral design.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
5000 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් පන්දාහයි in Sinhala,
ஐயாயிரம் ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and
FIVE THOUSAND RUPEES in English in 3 lines, of decreasing font size, at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines, of decreasing font size at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka, in tiny text
DE LA RUE.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Bulbul flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 5000 lighter than background to the right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
5000 in large Font,
upper right of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Security: See CBSL document Make Sure Your Currency Notes are
Genuine Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
5000 written italic with horizontal lines
on a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as
seen on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes
| Predominant Color | : Gold | |
| Size | : 153 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : R | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/8,Z/60
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow & Red | |
| Braille | : Six Dots
|
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
Mangala Samaraweera was sworn in as Finance Minister for the second time
and took
office 2018 December 20th.
According to e-mail clarification from CBSL: the
2019-01-28
date is when they obtained a new Specimen signature, which appears
different from the first.
The date used since 1991 has also been
traditionally the date
the new Finance Minister or new Governor of the Central Bank assumes
duties. So 2018-12-20 would have been logical if CBSL recognized the
fact that Mangala Samaraweera took office for second time.
Although similar, the two signatures in Sinhala are significantly different.
Mintage of 29.8M and 35.2M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is
3.06M(10.27%) and 3.52M(10%) less than the difference of Last - First
Serial for these issues.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The 2020-08-12 dated Rs 5000 note was reported in 2021 September 4th
by a close friend Dr Hilmy Sally, who had got it from a BoC Bank ATM.
CBSL confirmed that it was the date on which Mahinda Rajapakse was
sworn in again as the Finance Minister after the General Elections
held on 2020-08-05.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Weheragala Dam
Weheragala Dam which is 2030m in length, is one of the brilliant
constructions of local engineers who are the proud descendents of
ancient Sri Lankan ancestors who built many gigantic reservoirs for
irrigation purposes. The reservoir is built using local irrigation
technology. The dam is built across the Menik Ganga.
Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam measures 181m in length and 28m in height. The Canyon
reservoir is built across the Maskeliya Oya and it stores water for
the Canyon hydroelectric power station.
Sri Lanka Yellow eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus penicillatus
Sri Lanka Kahakan Kondaya (Sinhala)
Ilangai Manjal Sevi Kondai Kuruvi (Thamil)
Sri Lanka Yellow-eared Bulbul is an endemic resident in the
highlands. It is categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN. This
beautifully coloured bird has olive upper parts and yellowish under
parts with a black crown with distinct prominent yellow ear-tufts.
The Lemon Migrant - Catopsilia Pomona
Dehisariya (Sinhala)
As its name implies the Lemon Migrant is a lemon yellow colour
migrating butterfly, edged with black marking at the forewings and
maroon blotches on the underside. Its flight is fast and strong in
upward and downward curves. This butterfly is found all over the
island, but it is most often seen in the dry and intermediate zones.
Rathnaprasada guard stone
The guard stone at the Rathnaprasadaya of the Abhayagiri Viharaya in
Anuradhapura is considered the most exquisite guard stone. This guard
stone is carved with a Nagaraja symbol, which carries a pot of plenty
in the left hand and a bunch of flowers in the right hand.
Kalpavrksha floral design
Nagaraksha and Guruluraksha Dancers
Nagaraksha and
Guruluraksha are mask dances, whkh
belongs to the Low Country dance tradition, This dance is performed as
a part of the traditional folk theatre
Kolam. These performances
usually last throughout the night. This dance portrays the conflict
between the demonical
Guruluraksha the mythical King of Birds and the
Nagaraksha the mythical King Cobra
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.
රුපියල් 1000- White Four Ring (Ypthima ceylonica)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued,
for circulation, a new series of currency notes on the theme
"Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers" on 2011 February 4th,
dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of newly constructed
RAMBODA TUNNEL
with the rock wall at the same location before construction to upper left.
Illustrated are
the Sri Lanka bird
Hanging Parrot to the right, and
the butterfly,
White Four Ring to the lower left.
Numeric
1000 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් දාහයි, in Sinhala
ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES in English, of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති,
with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Size of digits in serial number increase in size.
Horizontal Black Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial
number on right.
Security Thread Starchrome with 2.5 mm width, which changes
colour from red to green with the letters
CBSL RS1000 and Mirror of same.
The location of the 2.5 mm Starchrome
strip varies in location over about
10 mm both horizontally and vertically as well as the letters visible
on strip. They don't represent variations of the note.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
Malpadaya dancer and a
Dawul Bera
drummer. The
Rathnaprasadaya guard stone is on the upper
right, on a vertical Band with a stylized floral motif,
Dvithva
Liya Vela.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
1000 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් දාහයි in Sinhala,
ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES in English, in 3 lines, of decreasing font size, at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines, of decreasing font size at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka, in tiny text
DE LA RUE
in bottom right.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Parrot flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 1000 lighter than background to it's right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
1000 in large Font,
lower right of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Security: See CBSL document Make Sure Your Currency Notes are
Genuine
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
1000 written italic with horizontal lines
on a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as
seen on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes
| Predominant Color | : Green | |
| Size | : 148 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : S | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/6,Z/50
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow & Red | |
| Braille | : Five Dots
|
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
Reply to RTI 0001/2020 stated that from prefix
S/351 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used for Rs1000.
Error notes are then removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements.
Packs have missing serial numbers.
Rs1000 denomination was not printed with 2021-09-15 date.
In 2015, a Rs1000 banknotes with no security thread were originally
noticed and questioned by Johann Dekker. I thank Dealer Mr Selliah
Jakson who reported Prefix S/87 and S/137 and says he has sold 5 or 6
of such threadless notes and provided the two image on right. Click to see S/87
A Private communication confirmed that the manufacture of the
security paper had been faulty. RTI 0053/2020 said that there were
few other prefixes with missing Security Thread, including a few Rs500
notes which have not been so far found by collectors. The RTI also
confirmed that it led to the adoption of
SNIM.
Were there a few sheets without threads, or more sheets without a
single thread in a particular column, which I think is more likely.
I am trying to collect Serial Numbers to determine that.
If you have such a banknote please E-mail the serial number to me at
kavanr @ gmail.com.
Mintage of 75M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 8M (10.67%)
less than the difference of Last - First Serial for this issue.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Ramboda Tunnel
Ramboda pass tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Sri Lanka and is
located in Gampola - Nuwara Eliya Road. The tunnel spans over 225 m in
length and 7 m wide. The road improvement project was funded by the
Government of Japan and implemented in collaboration with the Road
Development Authority of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot - Loriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Giramalitta (Sinhala)
Ilangai Chinna kili (Thamil)
The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is an endemic species, which is seen in
the wetter parts of the country. It is a small, mainly green, hanging
parrot, with a short tail. The adult has a red crown and rump. The
nape and back have an orange tint. The chin and throat are pale
blue. This bird is strictly arboreal and is found in forests and
gardens.
The White Four Ring - Ypthima ceylonica
Sithirisiwwa (Sinhala)
The White Four Ring is found all over the island. It flies close to
the ground. Its four wings are dark brown and lower half of the hind
wings are white. There is a prominent eye spot ringed in yellow
towards the tip of its four wings. The under side of the hind wings
are grayish white with prominent spots of which the number and size
varies.
Rathnaprasada guard stone
The guard stone at the Rathnaprasadaya of the Abhayagiri Viharaya in
Anuradhapura is considered the most exquisite guard stone. This guard
stone is carved with a Nagaraja symbol, which carries a pot of plenty
in the left hand and a bunch of flowers in the right hand.
Dvithva Liya vela
Traditional Sinhalese art has a floral motifs depicted with two
similar creepers called
Dvithva liya vela. These flower bands are
combined or run parallel to each other in a regular pattern.
Malpadaya Netuma
Malpadaya Netuma belongs to the Sabaragamuwa dance form. It is
associated with the ritual known as
Gammaduwa to propitiate the
Pattini goddess in order to obtain a good harvest, Immunity and relief
from infectious diseases The main drum used is the
Davula
Davul Beraya (Davula)
Davul Beraya is a cylindrical drum, which is shorter than
Geta
Beraya and
Yak Beraya. This drum is accompanied in the Sabaragamuwa
dance tradition and often used in Buddhist temples. The right side is
played with a stick known as
Kadippu and left is prayed with the
hand. This drum is also used in
Ana Bera (for communication).
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.
රුපියල් 500- Ceylon Indigo Royal (Tajuria arida)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued,
for circulation, a new series of currency notes on the theme
"Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers" on 2011 February 4th,
dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of
WORLD TRADE CENTRE AND BANK OF CEYLON
HEADQUARTERS in the city of Colombo and a view of the ancient
Buddhist temple Lankathilaka Viharaya at Kandy to upper right.
Illustrated are
the Sri Lanka bird
Emerald Collared Parakeet (Layard's Parakeet)
to the right, and
the butterfly,
Ceylon Indigo Royal to the lower left.
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Numeric
500 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් පන්සියයයි in Sinhala,
ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES in English, of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති,
with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Size of digits in serial number increase in size.
Horizontal Black Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial
number on right.
Security Thread Starchrome with 2 mm width, which changes
colour from red to green with the letters
CBSL RS500 and Mirror of same.
The location of the 2 mm Starchrome
strip varies in location over about
10 mm both horizontally and vertically as well as the letters visible
on strip. They don't represent variations of the note.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
a Thelme dancer
and a
Yak Bera drummer. A
Padmanidhi guard stone
is on the upper right on a vertical Band with a stylized floral motif,
Dvithva Liya Vela.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
500 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් පන්සියයයි in Sinhala,
ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES in English, in 3 lines, of decreasing font size, at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines, of decreasing font size at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka, in tiny text
DE LA RUE
in bottom right.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Parakeet flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 1000 lighter than background to it's right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
500 in large Font,
upper right of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Security: See CBSL document Make Sure Your Currency Notes are
GenuineLatent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
500 written italic with horizontal lines
on a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as
seen on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes | Predominant Color | : Purple | |
| Size | : 143 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : T | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/5,Z/40
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow | |
| Braille | : Four Dots |
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
From T/186 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used.
Error notes removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements.
Packs have missing serial numbers.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
Mintage of 20M, 55M and 50M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is
1.78M(8.9%), 5.5M(10%) and 5M(10%) less than the difference of
Last - First Serial for these issues.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
Reply to RTI 0078/2021 states than no Rs500 banknotes were printed dated
2019-12-24 with MR+WDL Signatures.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
World Trade Center
World Trade Center, Colombo is an international business complex
complementing and supporting the existing services of private and
government agencies. It accounts for being the tallest completed
building in Sri Lanka. The building consists of two identical 40-
storeyed towers connected by a 4 storey retail block.
Lankathilaka Viharaya
Lankatilaka Viharaya is a Buddhist temple first built by King
Prakramabahu I, and later restored by King Vijayabahu IV. It was once
a five-storeyed high temple and decorated with flowers, creepers,
animals, birds and statues of deities. It has a peculiar architectural
design. The exterior walls are ornamented with delicate sculpture,
which depict various building of the Polonnaruwa era.
Sri Lanka Emerald Collared Parakeet (Layard's Parakeet) - Psittacula calthropae
Sri Lanka Alu Girava (Sinhala)
Ilangai Naattu Kili (Thamil)
Layard's Parakeet is an endemic resident ot Sri Lanka. This bird is
renamed as Sri Lanka Emerald-collared Parakeet since 2008. It is
common in forests, gardens, mainly in high country and forested humid
areas of low country. It is a green parakeet 30 cm long including the
tail up to 13 cm, with a bluish-grey head and back, separated by a
green collar.
The Ceylon Indigo Royal - Tajuria arida
Hela Neela Paramaya (Sinhala)
The Ceylon Indigo Royal is endemic to Sri Lanka and is found in the
low country wet zone. Wings of the male are dull frosted greyish blue
in colour. This species is categorized as critically endangered by the
IUCN.
Padmanidhi Guard Stone
The dwarf figures known as
yaksas or
bahirawas were used
in place of the Pot of Plenty. These figures represent two
yaksas vested with the responsibility of protecting the wealth
of god
Kuvera that is said to be stored in the ocean. The
headdresses of the yaksa figures of some guard stones had been
designed in the shape of
Sankha (conch) or
Padma
(lotus). These sculptures were used with the belief that they provide
protection to the building. The best examples of
Padma guard
stone are at Abhayagiri stupa at Anuradhapura and at the entrance to
the palace of Vijayabahu I.
Dvithva Liya vela
Traditional Sinhalese art has a floral motifs depicted with two
similar creepers called
Dvithva liya vela. These flower bands are
combined or run parallel to each other in a regular pattern.
Thelme Netuma
Thelme Netuma (Thelme Dance) belongs to the ritual of
Devol
Maduwa, which is performed to propitiate a deity known as
Devol. The
Theirne Netuma is a pure rhythmical and
classical dance form of Sri Lanka Low Country dances. The main drum
used is the
Yak Beraya.
Yak Beraya Yak Beraya (Ruhunu Beraya, Devol Beraya
or Pahatharata Beraya) is the traditional drum which accompanies Sri
Lanka Low Country dances. This instrument is a long cylindrical drum
and is played with both hands.
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.
රුපියල් 100- Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltidae)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued, for circulation,
a new series of currency notes on the theme "Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers"
on 2011 February 4th, dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of
NOROCHCHOLAI COAL POWER PLANT and an
early view of Laxapana waterfall with surrounding power cables to upper left.
Illustrated are
the Sri Lanka bird
Orange Billed Babbler to the right, and
the butterfly,
Autumn Leaf to the lower left.
Numeric
100 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් සියයයි in Sinhala,
நூறு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
ONE HUNDRED RUPEES in English, of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති,
with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Size of digits in serial number increase in size.
Horizontal Black Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial
number on right.
Security Thread Thin polyester thread embedded in note
with the letters
CBSL RS100 and Mirror of same.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
Bharatanatyam dancer and a
Mridangam drummer. A
Naga guard stone with a
Seven hooded Cobra is on the upper right, on a vertical Band with a
stylized floral motif,
Dvithva Liya Vela.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
100 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් සියයයි in Sinhala,
நூறு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
ONE HUNDRED RUPEES in English,
in 3 lines of decreasing font size, at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines,
of decreasing font size, at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka, in tiny text
DE LA RUE
in bottom right.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Babbler flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 100 lighter than background to the right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
100 in large Font,
lower right of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
100 written italic with horizontal lines
on a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as
seen on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes | Predominant Color | : Orange | |
| Size | : 138 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : U | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/4,Z/30
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow | |
| Braille | : Three Dots
|
CBSL has also issued an uncut sheet of 40 Rs100
notes, with a certificate Authentication hand
signed by the Superintendent of Currency, sold in a tube for
protection. With a face value of Rs4000, it was sold by CBSL for
Rs7000 (US$62.5).
It is the first time that Uncut currency sheets were issued in Sri
Lanka. Printed as a 5 by 8 Array they have a special serial prefix
CB/60 for the Central Bank 60th Anniversary. All notes in a sheet had
last 3 digits of Serial Number the same and 1000 sheets were issued.
Elevan years after issue in 2022 September Wassim Sattar reported that
the Metal caps of the tube that contained the 2010 Rs100 uncut sheet
of 40 is rusting from the inside and out. I checked and confirm.
Not sure what is the best recourse. Maybe put a plastic cap on the
inside to protect the sheet from the rust and some external cover to
reduce the rusting of the metal caps.
Warning
Cut pair
and Triple
notes certified by PMG as uncut, without any indication that they have
been cut from a larger sheet of 40, are being sold on eBay.
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
Post UV print coating of varnish is applied on Rs. 100/- currency notes
from U/211 onwards and these notes are slightly thicker
From U/471 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used.
Error notes removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements.
Packs have missing serial numbers.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
The 2017-05-22 dated Rs100 notes appeared in circulation in 2019 October
Mintage of 110M, 110M and 15M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 7.2M (6.5%),
9.55M (8.7%), 1.5M(10%) less than the difference of Last - First Serial for these issues.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
In May 2021 June I picked up fron Bank of Ceylon aa uncirculated
bundle of 100, 2019-01-28 dated notes. The serial numbers were in 3
sequences ranged over a total of 2000 with only 100 accepted. 95% of
the notes within these ranges had been rejected.
There were only 2 triples and 3 pairs. Rest all singles in 3 sequences.
Norochcholai coal power plant
The Norochcholai coal power plant is a lead project of the government
to enhance economic growth and ensure balanced regional development
through cost effective power sector development. It is expected that
this first coal power plant in Sri Lanka will cater to the increasing
demand of electricity initially by 300 MW with an ultimate capacity of
900 MW when fully developed.
Laxapana Waterfall
Laxapana waterfall, one of the beautiful creations of Mother Nature is
129m high and is situated in Hatton area in the Nuwara Eliya
district. It is formed by the Maskeliya Oya. The fall gives rise to
twin hydroelectricity power stations, Laxapana and New Laxapana.
Sri Lanka Orange -billed Babbler - Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Ratu Demalichcha (Sinhala)
llangai Sevvalahu Velaikkara Kuruvi (Thamil)
Sri Lanka Orange -billed Babbler is an old world babbler with soft
fluffy plumage, short rounded wings and a weak flight. It is
distinguished from its rufous colouration and orange beak and legs. It
is an endemic, common in the wet zone forests and adjacent
gardens. This bird is categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN.
The Autumn Leaf - Doleschallia bisaltidae
Sarakolaya (Sinhala)
As its name suggests its wings are similar to the bright amber
coloured leaves. It has bright orange colour forewings and its
underside resembles a dead leaf, which gives it greater measure of
camouflage. Its camouflage makes it harder to spot.
Naga guard stone
The cobra was considered as the guardian of water and treasure. It is
suggested that the guard stone carved with the nagaraja symbol at the
entrance to ancient buildings represents protection to the
building. The sculpture of multi-headed cobra incorporates the belief
that when people die they are reincarnated as cobras to protect the
treasures.
Dvithva Liya vela
Traditional Sinhalese art has a floral motifs depicted with two
similar creepers called
Dvithva liya vela. These flower bands are
combined or run parallel to each other in a regular pattern.
Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form popular in Sri
Lanka. In ancient India, the devadasis had performed
Bharatanatyam in Tamil Nadu. Women wear a typical saree in the
dance performance, men have bare chest and wear a dhoti-like outfit in
the lower part of the body. It is performed with the knees of the
dancers bent and the dance form uses hand movements to convey
different kinds of emotions to the audience. The main drum used is the
Mridangam
Mridangam
The
Mridangam is a doubleesided drum used as accompaniment in the
Bharatanatyam dances. It is also the main percussion instrument used
in Carnatic concerts.
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.
In 2018 Rs100 currency Notes dated 2016-07-04 with Signatures of
Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy appeared in Circulation. Note
with U/470 dated 2015-02-04 was found the U/470 which exceeded the
CBSL posted max for that date which has put into question the ranges
of Serial numbers used for each date and was corrected with reply to RTI.
Shehan Patterson has observed that the image of female dancer doing
the Bharatanatyam on the back of the Rs100/- note has been drawn with
only 4 fingers. On the hand stretched above the head the thumb could
be hidden from view. But the hand close to the body could not have any
fingers hidden from view, based on the pose and the different heights
of fingers.
I wonder if this error would get corrected and this first issue become
rare like the 1991 Rs100 note where there was a missing dot in a
Thamil character.
රුපියල් 50- Blue Oakleaf (Kallima philarchus)
 |
|
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued,
for circulation, a new series of currency notes on the theme
"Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers"
on 2011 February 4th, dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of newly constructed
MANAMPITIYA BRIDGE
alongside the old bridge common to both road vehicles and trains. and
an view of the famous old nine arch railway bridge near Ella to upper left.
Illustrated are
the Sri Lanka bird
Dull Blue Flycatcher to the right, and
the butterfly,
Blue Oakleaf to the lower left.
Numeric
50 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් පනහයි in Sinhala,
ஐம்பது ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
FIFTY RUPEES in English of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති,
with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Size of digits in serial number increase in size.
Horizontal Black Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial
number on right.
Security Thread Thin polyester thread embedded in note
with the letters
CBSL RS50 and Mirror of same.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
Vadiga Patuna and a
Yak Bera.
A guard stone with a
Punkalasa is on the upper right,
on a vertical Band with a stylized floral motif,
Liya Vela.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
50 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් පනහයි in Sinhala,
ஐம்பது ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
FIFTY RUPEES in English, in 3 lines of decreasing font size, at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines of decreasing font size, at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka in tiny text
DE LA RUE in bottom right.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Flycatcher flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 50 lighter than background to the right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
50 in large Font,
upper right of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
50 written italic with horizontal lines on
a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as seen
on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes
| Predominant Color | : Blue | |
| Size | : 133 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : V | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/3,Z/20
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow | |
| Braille | : Two Dots
|
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
Post UV print coating of varnish is applied on Rs. 50/- currency notes
from V/101 onwards and these notes are slightly thicker
From V/266 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used.
Error Notes removed but not replaced with Z serial Replacements.
Packs have missing serial numbers.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
Mintage of 25M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 2.5M (10%)
less than the difference of Last - First Serial for this issue.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Manampitiya Bridge
The new Manampitiya Bridge, which is one of the longest bridges in Sri
Lanka, is 302m in length, 10.4m wide and it is located at Manampitiya
in the Polonnaruwa district. The old Manampitiya Bridge was used both
as a railway and highway crossing over the Mahaweli River. The new
bridge was constructed in order to overcome the traffic congestion on
the old bridge.
Ancient Nine Arch Bridge
Demodara nine arch bridge is considered to be one of the most
spectacular bridges in Sri Lanka. It is located at Gotuwela between
Ella and Demodara railway stations. This bridge was built during the
British period, entirely of solid rocks, bricks and cement without
using steel.
Sri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher - Eumyias sordida
Sri Lanka Anu-mesimara (Sinhala)
llangai Neela Vettivatr Kuruvi (Thamil)
The Sri Lanka Dull Blue Flycatcher is an endemic resident confined
mainly to the central hill country of Sri Lanka. This species is
categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN. It is not a shy bird and has a
sweet soft song.
The Blue Oakleaf - Kallima philarchus
Pita nil Kolaya (Sinhala)
This amazing butterfly is one of nature's wonders, has brilliant blue
forewings with large black triangular area near the tip and has a
little white on the midst the forewing. The underside, in contrast is
dull brown with black and grey pickles, patterned and shaped
completely resembling a dried up leaf. It's amazing camouflage serves
it to protect itself from the predators. This large butterfly is
endemic to the wet zone forests of Sri Lanka.
Punkalasa Guard stone
Guardstones (
doratupala figures or
muragal) are one of
the finest creations of ancient Sinhalese artwork. Guard stone carved
with pot of plenty is an expression of prosperity and it is associated
with the belief of ushering prosperity to the building throughout the
year. The best example of a guard stone with a pot of plenty is seen
at the Abhayagiri archeological complex.
Liya Vela
Liya vela is a commonly used design technique in Sinhala
art. It is a decorative art form using the leaves and flowers of a
creeper.
Vadiga Patuna
Vadiga Patuna dance is a performances of the Low Country dance
tradition. It narrates the arrival of some Brahmins from Vadige
Land to relieve a queen of a serious ailment. The verse and dialogue
are in Palli Sanskrit and Tamil languages.
Yak Beraya
Yak Beraya (Ruhunu Beraya, Devol Beraya or Pahatharata Beraya)
is the traditional drum which accompanies Sri Lanka Low Country
dances. This instrument is a long cylindrical drum and is played with
both hands.
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.
රුපියල් 20- Baronet (Symphaedra nais)
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|
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(CBSL) issued,
for circulation, a new series of currency notes on the theme
"Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers" on 2011 February 4th,
dated 2010-01-01.
Front: Landscape
An artist's impression of a recent view of the COLOMBO PORT
with an early view of the Port to upper right.
Illustrated are
the Sri Lanka bird Serendib Scops Owl to the right, and
the butterfly, the Baronet to the lower left.
Numeric 20 at upper left and lower right.
At bottom center the value
රුපියල් විස්සයි in Sinhala,
இருபது ரூபாய் in Thamil
and TWENTY RUPEES in English, of decreasing font size.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala at Top center, with smaller
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and English CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on next line.
Legality Legend in 3 lines
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
Sri Lankan Lion with sword facing left at upper right.
Facsimile signatures above
මුදල් ඈමති, and
the
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති,
with date YYYY-MM-DD below.
Size of digits in serial number increase in size. Horizontal Black
Serial number on upper left and vertical Red Serial number on right.
Security Thread Thin polyester thread embedded in note
with the letters
CBSL RS20 and Mirror of same.
Back: Portrait
A drawing of
Ves dancer and a
Geta Bera
drummer. A guard stone with a
Punkalasa is on the upper
right on a vertical Band with stylized floral motif,
Liya Vela.
A map of Sri Lanka appears in the background centered to the left.
Numeric
20 at upper left and lower right.
රුපියල් විස්සයි in Sinhala,
இருபது ரூபாய் in Thamil
and
TWENTY RUPEES in English,
in 3 lines of decresing font size at lower left.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English,
in 3 lines of decresing font size, at center upper left.
Printer Thomas De la Rue, Sri Lanka, in tiny text
DE LA RUE
in bottom right.
Watermark: Cornerstone plus on left same image of Owl flipped to right, darker than
background with vertical 20 lighter than background to the right.
UV Printing: Random small fiber on both sides.
Front: Minimal. Highlighted Green square with numeric
20 in large Font,
upper left of center. Serial number in Green on left, Orange on right
Back: Limited highlight of Drummer and Dancer.
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value
20 written italic with horizontal lines on
a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as seen
on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text
CBSL.
Replacement Notes See details with images for series in
*-Notes
| Predominant Color | : Maroon | |
| Size | : 128 x 67 mm
|
| Serial Prefix | : W | |
| Replacement Prefix | : Z/2, Z/3, Z/10
|
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow | |
| Braille | : One Dot
|
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
Post UV print coating of varnish is applied on Rs. 20/- currency notes
from W/181 onwards and these notes are slightly thicker.
From W/496 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used. Error notes
removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements. Packs have
missing serial numbers.
The First Rs20 note in this series was reported in circulation in 2020
March 12th almost 3 years after date on banknote just before COVID-19 lockdown.
In a new brick 1000 W/508 Rs 20 notes with date 2017-05-22 packed on
2018-01-20, I found 83 missing serial numbers on 2020-06-02.
There was 2 series separated by about 199,200 in the Bundle. Few Notes were in a
different bundle of 100 from which they were found.
Most missing notes were singles, there were 5 pairs, 1 triple, and 1 quad to total the 83.
Harry Gunawardena gave me a bundle of 100 Rs20 notes dated 2019-12-24
which also had 2 series, which were not even of the same prefix.
W/580 105433 to W/580 105497 Missing two 59 76 and then
W/586 112001 to W/586 112035 Missing one 10. How does printed notes
get loaded to SNIM so randomly to get such a difference 6,006,504.
Serial number printing must be sequential, With 40 notes per sheet
each print run will generate 40 bundles. These bundles may not get
loaded into SNIM in sequence. After checking SNIM will count and make
100 packs with a paper strap and then wrap 10 of these paper packs
into a 1000 bundle with plastic strap with CBSL logo.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
Mintage of 75M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 8M (10.67%)
less than the difference of Last - First Serial for this issue.
The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10%
missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is
explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because,
printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Port of Colombo
The Port of Colombo is the largest port in Sri Lanka at present. It
serves as a major seaport in Asia due to its unique location in the
Indian Ocean. The port was built in the early 14th century during the
Kotte kingdom and was known as Port of Kolomtota. The Port of Colombo
is administrated by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Serendib Scops Owl - Otus thilohoffmanni
Sri Lanka Pandukan Bassa/Panduwan Bassa (Sinhala),
Ilangai Serandib Sevi Aandhai (Tamil)
Serendib Scops Owl is an endemic owl species identified in 2004, restricted to the low country wet zone of Sri Lanka. This species is categorized as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to habitat loss and degradation.
The Baronet - Symphaedra nais
Nilgala Samanalaya (Sinhala)
Baronets are magnificently coloured butterflies with an orange upper side marked with black streaks and white edging on their wings. Their underside is reddish brown. The species is mostly found in the south central and south eastern part of the island.
Punkalasa Guard stone
Guardstones (doratupala figures or muragal) are one of the finest creations of ancient Sinhalese artwork. Guard stone carved with pot of plenty is an expression of prosperity and it is associated with the belief of ushering prosperity to the building throughout the year. The best example of a guard stone with a pot of plenty is seen at the Abhayagiri archeological complex.
Liya Vela
Liya vela is a commonly used design technique in Sinhala
art. It is a decorative art form using the leaves and flowers of a
creeper.
Ves Netuma
Ves Netuma (Ves Dance), the most popular form of dance in Sri
Lanka, belongs to the classical dance known as Kandyan Dancing. It is
believed that the Kandyan Dance originated in the 4th century BCE with
the ritual known as the Kohomba Kankariya, which Is performed to
propitiate the deity known as Kohomba to obtain relief from
various sicknesses, pestllences and to ensure health and prosperity
throughout the year. The elaborate costume comprises of its glorious
head dress which is considered sacred, a skirt like trilled cloth,
decorated chest plates and bangles for arms and ankles. The Ves
Netuma originally confined to the ritual of the Kohomba
Kankariya, now forms a part of the repertoire of Kandyan Dancing
and is performed on stage and in the Kandy Perehera independent of its
ritual significance. The main drum used for this form of dance is the
Geta Beraya
Geta Beraya
Geta Beraya (Kandyan Drum) is the main drum used n Kandyan
Dancing tradition, The drum tapers from the centre towards the ends.
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
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ජනතාව පරිසරය පිලිඹදව දැනුවත් කිරීම සහ පර්සර සං‍රක්ෂණයට දායක කරගැනීම මෙලෙස මුද්දර සහ මුදල් නෝට්ටු වල වන් සතුන්ගේ රූප අඩංගු කිරීමේ ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ වේ.
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