Denomination and bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. At right is a red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus), atop a tree (Hydnocarpus venenata) known as Makulu gaha. At left is the rare Ceylon Forester butterfly (Lethe dynaste), set off against a sunset over a lake background.
Reverse description
At bottom are a pair of birds, the Ceylon spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata), set off against a scenic background containing a `Ayurvedic Diya Na` or ironwood tree (Mesua thwaitesii), and flowers, the Vesak orchid (Dendrobium mccarthiae). At left is a `Pinum Katussa` or Ceylon Kangaroo Lizard (Otocryptis Weigmanni).
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right
paw.
Obverse lettering
ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
රුපියල් පනහයි
FIFTY RUPEES
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
ශ්රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
මුදල් ඈමති
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති
1979–03–26
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. (Translation: Fifty Rupees Fifty Rupees Central Bank of Sri Lanka Issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. This currency note is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka. {signature of Ronnie de Mel} Finance Minister {signature of Warnasena Rasaputram} Governor of the Central Bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka Central Bank of Ceylon.)
Reverse lettering
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.
රුපියල් පනහයි
ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
Fifty Rupees
