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| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் TEN RUPEES ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව ශ්රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය මුදල් ඈමති මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. 1979 – 03 – 26 (Translation: Ten Rupees Ten Rupees Central Bank of Sri Lanka Issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. This currency note is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka. {signature of Ronnie de Mel} Finance Minister {signature of Warnasena Rasaputram} Governor of the Central Bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka Central Bank of Ceylon.) |
| Reverse description | Green-brown, pink, and orange-yellow tones form the ground for a richly detailed nature vignette. A rare wild daffodil orchid (Ipsea speciosa) occupies the lower register, while a common hourglass tree-frog (Rhacophorus cruciger eques) climbs a small evergreen tree (Rhododendron arboreum) bearing large red flowers, with a yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) perched at the summit. Bank name and denomination are inscribed in Sinhala, Tamil, and English across the design. |
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