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20 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 1991-1994 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி Central Bank of Sri Lanka රුපියල් විස්සයි TWENTY RUPEES இருபது ரூபாய் |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Thomas De La Rue had printed Sri Lankan currency since before the Central Bank even existed, and by the early 1990s the relationship was well established — this series continued that long-running contract through the post-war economic restructuring period following the 1989 JVP insurrection, when the government was deliberately signaling institutional stability through conservative note design choices.
The security thread on this issue is a plain embedded type, predating the windowed thread technology De La Rue would incorporate into later Sri Lankan commissions. P#103 ran across a four-year window, meaning date varieties exist and are collectible as a minor pursuit within the series.