A wood pigeon (Columba torringtoni) atop a `Batapath-damba` tree (Syzygium rotundifolium), with a purple-faced langur (Pithecus vetulus monticola) at top right.
Reverse description
Ceylon blue magpie (Kitta ornata) flying over a rare native tree fern (Cyathea sinuata), with rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddarti) and `dalawa medilla` snake (Aspidura trachyprocta) beside.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right
paw.
Obverse lettering
රුපියල් විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
TWENTY 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
1979–03–26
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. (Translation: Twenty Rupees Twenty 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 විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
Twenty Rupees
