Commemorative Specimens from Sri Lanka

1998 Sri Lanka Independence - 50th Anniversary
		Blue	146 x 74 mm	Rs 200	note

1998 Polymer Note printed at Note Printing Australia Limited has small SPECIMEN on upper left of middle on both sides and a specimen control number below on front as No. NNN.

2009 The Ushering of Peace and Prosperity in Sri Lanka
		Blue	157 x 78.5 mm	Rs 1000	note

2009 note printed at DelaRue plant in Biyagama, Sri Lanka has large SPECIMEN diagonally upwards across on both sides. No DeLaRue Logo
A specimen control number is stamped on the front lower left margin as SPECIMEN N^o. NNN.
Printer is Not identified as DeLaRue by the usual DeLaRue Specimen logo or by name at bottom of the back of note.
As this was a rush order the note probably did not meet the usual DeLaRue Standard of Security.

2013 Commenwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM Sri Lanka)
		Purple	143 x 67 mm	Rs 500	note

The 2013 note printed at DelaRue, Sri Lanka has small SPECIMEN at bottom left on both sides.
It was a modification of the regular Rs500 issued with date 2010-01-01 and even the serial Numbers were within the same sequence from T/51 to T/55.

2018 Sri Lanka 70th Independence Celebrating Diversity
		Blue	148 x 67 mm	Rs 1000	note

The 2018 note printed at DelaRue, Sri Lanka has two medium SPECIMEN at diagonally upwards on left and right of center, and small SPECIMEN at bottom left on back.

No hole punched on the note as seen on all Specimens from 1951 to 1992.
Normally a bundle of 100 are printed for distribution to local Banks.

The commemorative specimen note images at 81+ dpi from bottom of CBSL URL and are displayed above at 25 dpi.