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5000 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2010-2022 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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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 WEHERAGALA DAM මුදල් ඈමති | මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති රුපියල් පන්දහයි | ஐயாயிரம் ரூபாய் | FIVE THOUSAND RUPEES |
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| Reverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA රුපියල් පන්දහයි ஐயாயிரம் ரூபாய் FIVE THOUSAND RUPEES |
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Thomas De La Rue has printed Sri Lanka's higher denominations for decades, and this note continues that relationship into the polymer-adjacent era — though it remains on cotton. The 5000 Rupee denomination was introduced in 2004, a significant upward step in the island's currency ladder, partly in response to sustained inflation that had been grinding purchasing power down since the 1990s.
The P#128 series spans an unusually long issue window, with multiple date variants across the run. Collectors should treat each year as a distinct pickup, as minor security feature updates were incorporated without public announcement.