Central Bank of Ceylon
King ParakramaBahu - 1973-77
Bradbury Wilkinson Specimens
Currency Notes issued in 1973 by the Central Bank of Ceylon with the
drawing of statue of Sage Pulasthi in Polonnaruwa, Sri lanka. Similar
in type to notes issued in between 1969
to 1972 except for the addition of
ශ්රී to name of country
ශ්රී ලංකා twice
in legality statement, after adoption of Republican Constitution on
1972 May 22.
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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 in center diagonally
upwards across on both sides.
Start prefix with 000000 Serial as in issued currency note.
A double punch holes in the middle space used for the signatures.
No specimen control number.
The specimen note images at 206+ dpi from online Auctions,
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.