| Issuer | Sri Lanka (1972-date) |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
| Value | 500 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1972-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 143 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Kelum Gunasekera Reverse: Sisira Liyanarachchi |
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| Reference(s) | P#129 |
| Obverse description | At the center of the front of the note, the World Trade Center twin towers and the Bank of Ceylon head office building situated in Colombo are depicted. To the right of this image is the ancient Buddhist temple called the “Lankathilake Viharaya” in Kandy. The bird to the right of the note is the Sri Lankan Emerald Collared Parakeet (Layard’s Parakeet – Psittacula calthropae) and the butterfly to the left is the Ceylon Indigo Royal (Tajuria arida). On the lower left is the CHOGM logo with the year 2013 and Sri Lanka printed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA ශ්රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය WORLD TRADE CENTER AND BANK OF CEYLON HEADQUARTERS 2013-11-15 රුපියල් පන්සියයයි ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA This banknote issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka WORLD TRADE CENTER AND BANK OF CEYLON HEADQUARTERS 2013-11-15 FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES) |
| Reverse description | When the back of the note is viewed vertically, is the Thelme Netuma dancer with a Yak Bera drummer to his left. The Padmanidhi guard-stone is to the top right. The double floral design called the “Dvithva Liya Vela” appears from top to bottom of the right side. |
| Reverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA රුපියල් පන්සියයයි ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Layard’s Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae) with vertical numeral 500 |
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| Numisquare ID | 6829632990 |
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