Pink | 164x82 mm | Rs2000 note | 2005-2006 Wide Security Text | ||
Green | 157x78 mm | Rs1000 notes | 1991-1994 1995-2005 (blanked emblem) | ||
Brown | 150x75 mm | Rs 500 notes | 1991-1994 1995-2005 (blanked emblem) | ||
Dark Brown | 143x71 mm | Rs 100 notes | 1991-1992 | ||
Orange | 143x71 mm | Rs 100 notes | 1992-1994 1995-2006 (blanked emblem) | ||
Blue | 136x68 mm | Rs 50 notes | 1991-1994 1995-2006 (blanked emblem) | ||
Violet | 129x64 mm | Rs 20 notes | 1991-1994 1995-2006 (blanked emblem) | ||
Green | 122x61 mm | Rs 10 notes | 1991-1994 1995-2006 (blanked emblem) |
The only 1992 or older Specimen issued found online had
the Red oval shaped SPECIMEN NO VALUE
logo of DELARUE & Co
LTD stamped on them on the upper left and lower right with
large SPECIMEN diagonally upwards
across on both sides in landscape orientation.
A single punch hole in the middle space used for the signatures and date.
The other Specimens scanned from the 2021 CBSL 70th Anniv Book pages 115--119
does not have this Red DeLaRue Stamp or the punch hole.
A specimen control number is stamped on the front lower left margin as
SPECIMEN No. NNN.
Normally a bundle of 100 are printed for distribution to local Banks.
I hardly found any Sri lanka Specimen images on online Auction Archives.
Maybe CBSL had more control over how they were distributed
This series comes in two varieties for all denominations except for
the Rs2000 issued in 2005. First with specimen images of Rs100 and
Rs500 shown above from 1991 to 1994. Second with specimen images of
Rs20 Rs50, Rs500, Rs1000 and Rs2000 shown above with Blanked Symbol at
center bottom from 1995 to 2006. Both types only available for Rs500
and Rs10 is not available.
If anyone has a 1991-2006 Specimens please contribute 300 dpi
images to kavan @ gmail.com or WhatsApp +94712537551
to complete this page.
The specimen note images at 126+ dpi from online Auctions, and CBSL publication are displayed above at 25 dpi. I thank Owen Linzmayer, for the 1991 Rs50, and 1992 Rs1000,