500 Rupees

€2.00
IssuerSri Lanka (1972-date)
Year1995
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value500 Rupees
CurrencyRupee (1972-date)
CompositionPaper
Size150 × 75 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed30.04.1945.
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#112
Obverse descriptionDark brown, purple, and brown-orange on multicoloor underprint. Musicians at right, a dancer at left-center. Enhanced latent image security feature at the lower center.
Reverse descriptionMulticolour print, with orange and pink. Stork-billed Kingfisher above temple and orchids in vertical format.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionChinze
Obverse lettering
Reverse lettering
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID2170358550
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