ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike - 1961-1965
Currency Notes issued between 1961 and 1965 by the Central Bank of
Ceylon with the Portrait of Late Prime Minister
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. Prime Minister and Architect of the
Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956, also known as the 'Sinhala Only;
Act SWRD was assassinated on 1959 September 26th by a "Buddhist Priest".
His wife
Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike became leader of Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(SLFP) and was eleced Prime Minister of Lanka on 1960 July 21st. The
First Woman Prime Mister of the World.
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| Dark Brown | 162x86 mm | Rs100
notes.
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| Blue | 151x79 mm | Rs50
notes.
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| Green | 140x70 mm | Rs10
notes.
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| Red | 125x64 mm | Rs5
notes.
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| Brown | 114x59 mm | Rs2
notes.
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Large SPECIMEN diagonally upwards
across on both sides. The older 1961 specimen has it written
horizontal over legality statement
Start prefix with 00000 Serial as on issued note.
Horizontally separated double punch holes in the middle space used for
the signatures.
No specimen control number.
The specimen note images at 168+ dpi from online Archives,
are displayed above at 25 dpi.
See other Specimen S-Notes
in notes.lakdiva.org.lk a website for
Banknotes of Ceylon and Sri Lanka since 1785.