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100 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 100 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike at right, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '100' appears at upper left and lower left, with trilingual inscriptions in Sinhala, Tamil, and English arranged across the face. A printed date appears at centre, with the issuer's name 'CENTRAL BANK OF Ceylon' in English above, and the value panel 'ONE HUNDRED RUPEES' in a decorative cartouche at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of an ornate stone stairway with decorative elephant and guardian figure sculptures, characteristic of ancient Ceylonese temple architecture, set against a background of trees and open sky. The denomination '100' appears at upper left and upper right within guilloche borders, with trilingual legends in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The issuer's name 'CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.' is inscribed at upper right, and the value 'ONE HUNDRED RUPEES' appears in a decorative panel at lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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