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50 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1972-date) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | the Sri Lanka lion (from the coat of arms) visible in the unprinted area of the note when held to light. |
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Bradbury Wilkinson printed for the Central Bank of Ceylon across multiple series, but by 1977 the political pressure to replace "Ceylon" with "Sri Lanka" on currency was already years old — the republic had renamed itself in 1972. This note therefore circulated under a name the government had officially abandoned, a lag that was never fully resolved before the series was retired.
P#81 is the final type in the Ceylon-named 50 Rupee sequence before Sri Lanka-branded issues took over completely. Watermark security only, no thread.