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illumination and the full watermarked
sheet Front: Landscape An artist's impression of newly constructed RAMBODA TUNNEL with the rock wall at the same location before construction to upper left. Illustrated are the Sri Lanka bird Hanging Parrot to the right, and the butterfly, White Four Ring to the lower left. |
ශ්රී
ලංකා මහ
බැංකුව in
Sinhala,
இலங்கை
மத்திய
வங்கி in Thamil
and CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3
lines, of decreasing font size at center upper left.
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value 1000 written italic with horizontal lines
on a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as
seen on this 1200 dpi scan on right. Image also show
microprinting array of text CBSL.
| Predominant Color | : Green | | | Size | : 148 x 67 mm |
| Serial Prefix | : S | | | Replacement Prefix | : Z/6,Z/50 |
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow & Red | | | Braille | : Five Dots |
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of
traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer designed by Artist Sisira
Liyanaarachchi.
| Date on BankNote | Finance Minister | CBSL Governor | First Serial # | Last Serial # | Mintage in K | Replacement Prefix |
| 2010-01-01 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Ajith Nivard Cabraal | S/1 000K | S/195 1000K | 195,000 | Z/6 |
| 2015-02-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | A. Mahendran | S/196 000K | S/210 1000K | 15,000 | Z/6 |
| 2015-02-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | A. Mahendran | S/211 000K | S/322 1000K | 111,000 | Z/50 |
| 2016-07-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | I. Coomaraswamy | S/323 000K | S/350 1000K | 28,000 | Z/50 |
| 2019-01-28 | Mangala Samaraweera | I. Coomaraswamy | S/351 000K | S/433 1000K | 75,000 | SNIM-10.7% |
| 2019-12-24 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | S/434 000K | S/482 824K | 45,000 | SNIM-6.7% |
| 2020-08-12 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | S/482 825K | S/510 006K | 24,600 | SNIM-10.5% |
| 2022-07-04 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Nandalal Weerasinghe | S/511 000K | S/521 800K | 10,000 | SNIM-8.0% |
| 2022-07-04 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Nandalal Weerasinghe | S/521 800K | S/585 021K | 60,000 | SNIM-5.4% |
| 2024-11-18 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Nandalal Weerasinghe | S/585 021K | S/627 ???K | 40,000 |
UV cured Post Print Varnish (UVPPV) coating was applied on Rs. 1000/- currency notes after 2016 from S/211 onwards and these notes are slightly thicker. (Reply to CBSL RTI 0122/2024)
With or without the use of Replacement the First and Last serial is not known to the last digit as it could be a replacement or rejected. It is given to the First or last Brick (1000 or K notes)
Reply to RTI 0001/2020 stated that from prefix S/351 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used for Rs1000. Error notes are then removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements. Packs have missing serial numbers.
Rs1000 denomination was not printed with 2021-09-15 date.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
In 2015, a
Rs1000 banknotes with no security thread were originally noticed
and questioned by Johann Dekker. I thank Dealer Mr Selliah
Jakson who reported Prefix S/87 and S/137 says he has sold 5 or
6 of such threadless notes and provided two of image on right
S/87 and S/137. S/138 was contributed by Dharmaraj Balakrishan
and S/81 by Hemal Chandraratne. Click and repeat to see S/137,
S/87 and S/81 A Private communication confirmed that the
manufacture of the security paper had been faulty. RTI
0053/2020 said that there were Rs1000 Rs 500 prefixes with
missing Security Thread. None of the Rs500 notes have been
found so far by collectors. The RTI also confirmed that it led
to the adoption of
SNIM.
Were there a few sheets without threads, or more sheets without a
single thread in a particular column, which I think is more likely. I
am trying to collect Serial Numbers to determine that.
If you have such a banknote please send me an image with serial
number by E-mail at kavanr @ gmail.com or WhatsApp at
+94712537551
Mintage of 75M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 8M (10.67%) less than the difference of Last - First Serial for this issue. The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10% missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because, printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Ramboda Tunnel
Ramboda pass tunnel is the longest road
tunnel in Sri Lanka and is located in Gampola - Nuwara Eliya Road. The
tunnel spans over 225 m in length and 7 m wide. The road improvement
project was funded by the Government of Japan and implemented in
collaboration with the Road Development Authority of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot - Loriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Giramalitta (Sinhala)
Ilangai Chinna kili
(Thamil)
The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is an endemic species, which
is seen in the wetter parts of the country. It is a small, mainly
green, hanging parrot, with a short tail. The adult has a red crown
and rump. The nape and back have an orange tint. The chin and throat
are pale blue. This bird is strictly arboreal and is found in forests
and gardens.
The White Four Ring - Ypthima ceylonica
Sithirisiwwa (Sinhala)
The White Four Ring is found all
over the island. It flies close to the ground. Its four wings are dark
brown and lower half of the hind wings are white. There is a prominent
eye spot ringed in yellow towards the tip of its four wings. The under
side of the hind wings are grayish white with prominent spots of which
the number and size varies.
Rathnaprasada guard stone
The guard stone at the
Rathnaprasadaya of the Abhayagiri Viharaya in Anuradhapura is
considered the most exquisite guard stone. This guard stone is carved
with a Nagaraja symbol, which carries a pot of plenty in the left hand
and a bunch of flowers in the right hand.
Dvithva Liya vela
Traditional Sinhalese art has a
floral motifs depicted with two similar creepers called Dvithva
liya vela. These flower bands are combined or run parallel to each
other in a regular pattern.
Malpadaya Netuma
Malpadaya Netuma belongs to the Sabaragamuwa dance form. It is
associated with the ritual known as Gammaduwa to propitiate the
Pattini goddess in order to obtain a good harvest, Immunity and relief
from infectious diseases The main drum used is the Davula
Davul Beraya (Davula)
Davul Beraya is a cylindrical drum, which is shorter
than Geta Beraya and Yak Beraya. This drum is
accompanied in the Sabaragamuwa dance tradition and often used in
Buddhist temples. The right side is played with a stick known
as Kadippu and left is prayed with the hand. This drum is also
used in Ana Bera (for communication).
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Mouse-over video and use controls to unmute and stop
looping. Reference attribution: original provenance not
confirmed. I spoke with Prof Bentarage, to
whom I had sent the video for comment. |
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
For collected
details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.