Currency Notes

  

Name of The Currency: Rupees (Rs) – Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Rs. 20 Currency Note: Dimension: 128 x 67 mm Predominant Colour: Maroon Front: Port of Colombo (a recent and an early view). The bird – “Sri Lanka Serendib Scops Owl”; the butterfly – “The Baronet”. Back: “Ves Netuma” dancer (Kandyan dance form) And “Geta bera” drummer. Background – Guard Stone with “Punkalasa” (pot of plenty), “Liya Vela” (single floral design) and map of Sri Lanka.

Rs. 50 Currency Note: Dimension: 133 x 67 mm Predominant Colour: Blue Front: New bridge at Manampitiya alongside the old bridge and Demodara ancient Railway arch bridge in the background. The bird – “Sri Lanka Dull Blue Flycatcher”; The butterfly – “The Blue Oakleaf’. Back: “Vadiga Patuna” dancer, (Low Country dance form) and “Yak bera” drummer Background – Guard Stone with “Punkalasa”, “Liya Vela” and map of Sri Lanka.

Rs. 100 Currency Note: Dimension: 138 x 67 mm Predominant Colour: Orange Front: Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Project and Laxapana waterfall in the background. The bird – “Sri Lanka Orange Billed Babbler”; the butterfly – “The Autumn Leaf”. Back: “Bharatanatyam” dancer (Classical South Indian dance form) and “Mridangam” drummer. Background – “Naga” Guard Stone'”‘Dvithva Liya Vela” (double floral design) and map of Sri Lanka.

Rs. 500 Currency Note: Dimension: 143 x 67 mm Predominant Colour: Purple Front: The World Trade Centre and Bank of Ceylon Headquarters (in the city of Colombo). An ancient Buddhist temple “Lankatilaka Viharaya” at Kandy in the background. The bird – “Sri Lanka Emerald Collared Parakeet (Layard’s Parakeet)”; The butterfly – “The Ceylon Indigo Royal”. Back: “Thelme Netuma” dancer (“Devol Maduwa” ritual – Low Country dance form) and “Yak bera” drummer. Background – “Padmanidhi” Guard Stone. “Dvithva Liya Vela” and map of Sri Lanka.

Rs. 1000 Currency Note: Dimension: 148 x 67 mm. Predominant Colour: Green. Front: New Ramboda Tunnel and the rock wall / hood at the same location in the background. The bird – “Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot”; The butterfly – “The White Four Ring”. Back: “Malpadaya Netuma” dancer (Sabaragamuwa dance form) and “Davul bera” drummer. Background – Guard Stone with guardian deities. “Dvithva Liya Vela