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50 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 Raja Maha Vihare temple at Kelaniya is rendered in intaglio at right, its classical stone façade presented with fine architectural detail. To the left, a large circular watermark area is framed by ornate guilloche patterning and multi-lingual inscriptions in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The date 1982-01-01 and two signature panels appear centrally, with the denomination expressed in all three scripts along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The ruined columns and stairway of the Lankatilaka Vihare at Polonnaruwa dominate the centre of the reverse in a detailed intaglio vignette, with figures visible at the base of the structure. Floral sprays in green and orange occupy the upper corners above a large circular watermark area, while guilloche borders frame the composition on all sides. Trilingual denomination inscriptions in Sinhala, Tamil, and English appear along the lower portion of the note. |
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Bradbury Wilkinson printed Ceylon's banknotes through much of the post-independence period, and this 1982 issue came near the end of that relationship — the firm was absorbed into American Banknote Corporation in 1990, closing out over a century of security printing. By 1982 Ceylon had been Sri Lanka for nearly a decade, but the Central Bank of Ceylon name persisted on notes through a lengthy transition; the bank itself was not renamed until 2002, long after the country had moved on.
Pick 94 represents one of the final issues under the old institutional identity, printed in New Malden before the contracting arrangements shifted.