Denomination and bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. Two Ceylon Hill Myna, the grackle bird (Gracula Ptilogenys) and above them the golden palm civet cat (Paradoxurus Zeylonensis) atop a Ceylon wild Mango tree (Mangifera Zeylanica). At centre appear the Talipot palm (Corypha Umbraculifera) and in the lower half, between the palm and pair of buds, the moderately venomous Ceylon green pit viper (Trimeresurus Trigonocephalus), set against a scenic background.
Reverse description
At centre are two yellow-fronted barbet birds (Megalaima Flavi frons) on and in hollow of a tree (Horsfieldia Iriyaghedi) which is used for timber. A Ceylon Tree Nymph butterfly, (Idea Lynceus Jasonia) at bottom left, and flowering plants (Areca Concinna) at bottom right, set against a scenic background.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right
paw.
Obverse lettering
රුපියල් සියයයි
நூறு ரூபாய்
100
ONE HUNDRED RUPEES
1979-03-26
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. (Translation: One Hundred Rupees One Hundred 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 lettering
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
Central Bank of Ceylon
රුපියල් සියයයි
நூறு ரூபாய்
One Hundred Rupees
