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5 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed predominantly in red-orange on a multicolour guilloche underprint, with the vignette of the Vatadage circular relic house at Polonnaruwa occupying the right portion of the note. The issuer's name appears in Sinhala, Tamil, and English at the top, flanked by the numeral 5 at each corner, while a lotus and floral ornament are rendered in the upper left area. Two signature lines with their titles in Sinhala appear at centre, accompanied by the date 1982-01-01, and the denomination is stated at the foot in all three scripts above the English legend 'Five Rupees'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red-orange on a multicolour guilloche underprint, with a large central intaglio vignette of the ancient guardstone (dvarapala figure) from Anuradhapura, rendered in fine engraved detail and occupying the full height of the central field. The issuer's name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English is set at the top within an ornate frame, while the denomination in Sinhala, Tamil, and English appears at the foot. The printer's imprint 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' is lettered in small text at the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | the Chinthe (lion) device visible in the unprinted oval area at centre-left of both faces. |
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