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| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | Purple-grey with ochre rainbow underprint. The central vignette presents a Ceylon blue oakleaf butterfly (Kallima philarchus) above and a blotch bow-finger gecko (Gymnodactylus yakhuna) below, set against a scrub jungle background. Denominations and bank name appear in Sinhala, Tamil, and English, with dual signature lines for the Finance Minister and the Governor of the Central Bank. |
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| Signature(s) | Ronnie de Mel and Warnasena Rasaputram |
| Protection type | Watermark |
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