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5 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1969-1977 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | The bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English runs across the top within an ornate decorative border over a guilloche underprint. To the right, an intaglio vignette renders the seated stone statue of King Parakramabahu I. Face value and legal tender text appear in three languages distributed across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. ශ්රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය රුපියල් පහයි මුදල් ඈමති මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති ஐந்து ரூபாய் FIVE RUPEES |
| Reverse description | The central intaglio vignette presents the Lion Throne of King Nissankamalla from the Audience Hall at Polonnaruwa, printed in reddish-brown tones against a green guilloche underprint. The numeral "5" appears at the upper corners, with trilingual inscriptions in Sinhala, Tamil, and English distributed across the face. An ornate geometric border frames the entire composition, with the printer's imprint at lower centre. |
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