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1000 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1981-1985 |
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| Value | 1000 Rupees (1000 LKR) |
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| Obverse description | A large hydroelectric dam vignette occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in green and blue tones, with a decorative lotus and guilloche ornament at centre. The left side bears an arched watermark window flanked by intricate underprint patterns in purple and green. Trilingual inscriptions in Sinhala, Tamil, and English appear across the upper and lower fields, with the denomination numeral '1000' at both lower corners. |
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| Reverse description | A large, vividly coloured peacock in full plumage stands at centre-right against a landscape vignette that includes a bridge and river gorge amid forested hills. Stylised decorative swirls in multicolour surround the bird, echoing traditional Sri Lankan artistic motifs. The denomination appears in Sinhala, Tamil, and English across the lower field, with '1000' at lower right. |
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| Protection description | the Sri Lanka lion (Chinthe) visible in the blank window area on the left side of the obverse |
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