20 Rupees Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Issuer Sri Lanka (1972-date)
Year 1988-1990
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 20 Rupees
Currency Rupee (1972-date)
Composition Paper
Size 137 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#97
Obverse description Moonstone Anuradhapura at right.
Obverse lettering ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி Central Bank of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය රුපියල් විස්සයි මුදල් ඈමති මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති இருபது ரூபாய் TWENTY RUPEES
(Translation: Issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. This currency note is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka.)
Reverse description Dagoba Shrine in vertical format. Flower below
Reverse lettering ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA රුපියල් විස්සයි இருபது ரூபாய் Twenty Rupees
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Lion with sword.
Variants There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Numisquare ID 5473623960
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