Predominant Color | : Brown | | | Size | : 175 x 80 mm |
Denomination | : 000 | | | : 100 dpi Offset | |
Printer | : H. A. S. Perera, Publisher. |
FRONT: Landscape
Colors and layout of Design like the Rs 500 note of 1988 which had been
in circulation since 1981. In Sinhala Sri Lanka People's Son
on top center banner with two lines of Tamil Text below.
Centered below in three lines of smaller Sinhala text
Not a currency note issued on behalf of Sri Lanka
Government. This cannot be used for and Money transaction within Sri
Lanka Tribute
Signed below in Sinhala H. A. S. Perera,
with date 1988-02-16 which is the Date of his Assassination.
Two words in Tamil on bottom center design.
A pair of serial numbers in lower left and upper right written as
F/16 1988 000 in all four corners.
BACK: Portrait
Sri Lanka People's Son in Sinhala, below Portrait Photograph of
Vijaya Kumaratunga with in an arc belowTribute honours to Prince of Peace. Below on left the Funeral Pyre made of White cloth with flag on top
and Pandal to right with Peace Dove to right in center and two plants on
either side. Souvenir in Sinhala below and two words in Tamil.
000 in top left and bottom right.
The note design has been finely drawn by hand except for crude elephant with the design features and colours of the 1988 Rs 500 currency note. Printed 6% wider and of same height by color 150 dpi offset printing.
The fantasy note with 5 others was sold as a group by Harry Gunewardena
at a SLNS meeting auction in 200?.
Fantasy note has been scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 75 dpi