Lanka Replacement BankNote List
List of Replacement Banknotes of Ceylon / Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2018
Pick year-mm-dd Rs.ct Grade Signatures
1970 S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike (Hand raised)
P077 1970-10-26 50 W/1 ... N. M. Perera & William Tennekoon
P078 1970-10-26 100 V/1 ... N. M. Perera & William Tennekoon
P077 1970-12-09 50 W/1 .T. N. M. Perera & William Tennekoon
P078 1970-12-09 100 V/1 .T. N. M. Perera & William Tennekoon
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1987-1988.5 -- Sri Lankan Historical and Development (CBSL) - orange UV overprint
P096a 1987-01-01 10 R/1 ... Ronnie de Mel & Warnasena Rasaputram
P099a 1987-01-01 100 R/5 .U. Ronnie de Mel & Warnasena Rasaputram
P100a 1987-01-01 500 R/7 .T. Ronnie de Mel & Warnasena Rasaputram
P101a 1987-01-01 1000 R/8 .T. Ronnie de Mel & Warnasena Rasaputram
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P099b 1988-02-01 100 R/5 .U. M. H. M. Nainamarikkar & Warnasena Rasaputram
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1988.5-1990 -- Sri Lankan Historical and Development (CBSL) - green UV overprint
P096b 1988-11-21 10 R/1 ... M. H. M. Nainamarikkar & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P097a 1988-11-21 20 R/3 ... M. H. M. Nainamarikkar & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P100b 1988-11-21 500 R/7 ... M. H. M. Nainamarikkar & H. N. S. Karunatillake
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First Order 10 20 50 500 1000 No Dot in Signature after Karunatilake
Second Order 10 50 100 DKS Dot added after signature which is not as thin
P096c 1989-02-21 10 R/1 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P096d 1989-02-21 10 R/1 .T. DKS D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P097b 1989-02-21 20 R/3 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P098a 1989-02-21 50 R/4 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P098b 1989-02-21 50 R/4 .T. DKS D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P099c 1989-02-21 100 R/5 .U. DKS D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P100c 1989-02-21 500 R/7 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P101c 1989-02-21 1000 R/8 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P096d 1990-04-05 10 R/1 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P097b 1990-04-05 20 R/3 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P098b 1990-04-05 50 R/4 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P099c 1990-04-05 100 R/5 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P100c 1990-04-05 500 R/7 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P101c 1990-04-05 1000 R/8 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
1991-1994 -- Sri Lankan Heritage
P102a 1991-01-01 10 Z/1 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P103a 1991-01-01 20 Z/2 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P104a 1991-01-01 50 Z/3 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P105a 1991-01-01 100 Z/4 ... NoTLdot D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P105a 1991-01-01 100 Z/4 ... dot D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P106a 1991-01-01 500 Z/5 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
P107a 1991-01-01 1000 Z/6 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. N. S. Karunatillake
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P102b 1992-07-01 10 Z/1 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P103b 1992-07-01 20 Z/2 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P104b 1992-07-01 50 Z/3 .U. D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P105c 1992-07-01 100 Z/4 ... DarkB D. B. Whitening & H. B. Disanayaka
P105d 1992-07-01 100 Z/4 ... Orang D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P106b 1992-07-01 500 Z/5 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P107b 1992-07-01 1000 Z/6 ... D. B. Wijetunga & H. B. Disanayaka
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P102c 1994-08-19 10 Z/1 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P103c 1994-08-19 20 Z/2 .U. C. B. Kumaratunga & H. B. Disanayaka
P104c 1994-08-19 50 Z/3 .N. C. B. Kumaratunga & H. B. Disanayaka
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1995 -- Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem)
P108a 1995-11-15 10 Z/1 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
P109a 1995-11-15 20 Z/2 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
P110a 1995-11-15 50 Z/3 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
P111a 1995-11-15 100 Z/4 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
P112a 1995-11-15 500 Z/5 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
P113a 1995-11-15 1000 Z/6 ... C. B. Kumaratunga & A. S. Jayawardena
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2001-2006 Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem)
P108b 2001-12-12 10 Z/1 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
P109b 2001-12-12 20 Z/2 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
P110b 2001-12-12 50 Z/3 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
P111b 2001-12-12 100 Z/4 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
2001-2004 Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem) - Spirogram on wide security band
P112b 2001-12-12 500 Z/5 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
P113b 2001-12-12 1000 Z/6 ... K. N. Choksy & A. S. Jayawardena
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2004 Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem)
P108c 2004-04-10 10 Z/1 ... Sarath Amunugama & A. S. Jayawardena
P110c 2004-04-10 50 Z/3 ... Sarath Amunugama & A. S. Jayawardena
P112c 2004-04-10 500 Z/5 ... Sarath Amunugama & A. S. Jayawardena
P113c 2004-04-10 1000 Z/6 ... Sarath Amunugama & A. S. Jayawardena
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P108d 2004-07-01 10 Z/1 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P109c 2004-07-01 20 Z/2 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P110d 2004-07-01 50 Z/3 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P111c 2004-07-01 100 Z/4 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P112d 2004-07-01 500 Z/5 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P113d 2004-07-01 1000 Z/6 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
P115a 2005-11-02 2000 Z/7 ... Sarath Amunugama & Sunil Mendis
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P108e 2005-11-19 10 Z/1 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Sunil Mendis
P109d 2005-11-19 20 Z/2 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Sunil Mendis
P110e 2005-11-19 50 Z/3 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Sunil Mendis
P111d 2005-11-19 100 Z/4 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Sunil Mendis
2004-2006 Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem) - Text on wide security band
P112e 2005-11-19 500 Z/5 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Sunil Mendis
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2006 Sri Lankan Heritage (blanked emblem)
P108f 2006-07-03 10 Z/1 ... LstRs10 Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P109e 2006-07-03 20 Z/2 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P110f 2006-07-03 50 Z/3 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P111e 2006-07-03 100 Z/4 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P113e 2006-07-03 1000 Z/6 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P115b 2006-07-03 2000 Z/7 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
2009 Peace and Prosperity Commemorative Issue
P116 2009-05-20 1000 X/1 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
2010 -- Development, Prosperity and Sri Lankan Dancers
P117a 2010-01-01 20 Z/2 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P118a 2010-01-01 50 Z/3 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P119a 2010-01-01 100 Z/4 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P120a 2010-01-01 500 Z/5 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P121a 2010-01-01 1000 Z/6 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P122a 2010-01-01 5000 Z/8 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
2013 -- CHOGM Commemorative
P123 2013-11-15 500 Z/5 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
2010 -- Development, Prosperity and Sri Lankan Dancers
Low denominations Thicker and UV Coated post print varnish.
P117b 2010-01-01 20 Z/2 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P118b 2010-01-01 50 Z/3 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
P119b 2010-01-01 100 Z/4 ... Mahinda Rajapaksa & Ajith Nivard Cabraal
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2015 -- Development, Prosperity and Sri Lankan Dancers
P117c 2015-02-04 20 Z/2 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P117c 2015-02-04 20 Z/3 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P117c 2015-02-04 20 Z/10 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P118c 2015-02-04 50 Z/3 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P119c 2015-02-04 100 Z/4 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P119c 2015-02-04 100 Z/30 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P120b 2015-02-04 500 Z/5 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P121b 2015-02-04 1000 Z/6 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P121b 2015-02-04 1000 Z/50 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P122b 2015-02-04 5000 Z/8 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
P122b 2015-02-04 5000 Z/60 ... Ravi Karunanayake & A. Mahendran
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2016 -- Development, Prosperity and Sri Lankan Dancers
P117d 2016-07-04 20 Z/10 ... Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy
P118d 2016-07-04 50 Z/20 ... Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy
P120c 2016-07-04 500 Z/40 ... Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy
P121c 2016-07-04 1000 Z/50 ... Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy
P122c 2016-07-04 5000 Z/60 ... Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy
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2018 -- 70th Independence - Celebrating Diversity
P124 2018-02-04 1000 Z70 ... Mangala Samaraweera & I. Coomaraswamy
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.N. - Example reported with no image.
.U. - Example not Seen or Reported with image but probably issued
.T. - Example not Seen or Reported with image and may NOT have been issued
Total of 105 Sri Lanka Possible Replacement *-Notes
68 are in Lakdiva collection
18 have been Reported with images.
1 Reported with no image.
12 have not been reported but probably issued
6 have not been reported and may NOT have been issued
Varieties
DKS - 1989 Rs Rs10 Rs50 Rs100 - Dot after H. N. S. Karunatilake Signature
NoTLdot - 1991 Rs 100 - No Tamil Dot on last letter of front left edge denomination
DarkB - 1992 Rs 100 - Dark Brown reverse D/16 to D/52
Orang - 1992 Rs 100 - Light Orange reverse D/53 to D/72
Replacement Notes were issued
in 1970 with W/1, V/1 prefix for
Rs50,Rs100
and between 1987 and 1990 with
R/1, R/3, R/4, R/5, R/7, R/8 prefix for
Rs10,Es20,Rs50,Rs100,Rs500,Rs1000 Denominations.
and between 1991 and 2006 with
Z/1, Z/2, Z/3, Z/4, Z/5, Z/6, Z/7 prefix for
Rs10,Rs20,Rs50,Rs100,Rs500,Rs1000, Rs2000 Denominations.
and between 2010 and 2016 with
Z/2, Z/3, Z/4, Z/5, Z/6, Z/8 prefix for
Z/3
Z/10,Z/20, Z/30, Z/40, Z/50, Z/60
Rs20,Rs50,Rs100,Rs500,Rs1000, Rs5000 Denominations.
Sometime in 2017 printing of Replacement Notes was stopped by DeLaRue with
implementation of Single Note Inspection Machine (SNIM).
2016 Rs 100 Z/30 Note of Ravi Karunanayake & I. Coomaraswamy, was Not issued.
Total of 105 Sri Lanka Replacement BankNotes of different
Type, Denomination, Date, Prefix and Variety listed above.
Examples of 16 of them not seen or reported to me so far.
All Denominations and all dates of the Series 9 are known.
However, replacements of all three 1989-02-21 dated notes with Dot after H. N. S. Karunatilake Signature have not been reported, They may not exist as replacements the Rs10 and Rs50 printed previously of same date, without Dot may have been used, like observed for 1970-12-09. So Logically 10 of 16 most probably were issued, but remain unconfirmed.
Of the remaining 89 the LakdivaCoin collection has 68 *-Notes. A Type set ignoring Date, and Variety but including Prefix has 37 *-Notes of which all have been seen or reported to me so far. Need image of one *-Note Type. The LakdivaCoin collection has 28 of the 37 *-Notes Types.
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