Queen Elizabeth II series, 1952 Queen Elizabeth II seriesĪrmorial Ensign of Ceylon series, 1956 Armorial Ensign of Ceylon series King George VI series, 1940s King George VI seriesĬentral Bank Of Sri Lanka King George VI 2nd series, 1951 King George VI 2nd series Government of Ceylon 2nd series, 1930s Government of Ceylon series Government of Ceylon Government of Ceylon series, 1885's Government of Ceylon series Oriental Bank Corporation, Badulla / Colombo / Galley / Jaffna / Kandy / Newera Ellia Private Series 5

1.3.13 Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers series, 2010īanknotes Private Banks Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United West India Company) Private SeriesĪsiatic Banking Corporation Private Series 2Ĭhartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, Colombo / Galley / Kandy Private Series 4.

1.3.11 Historical and Development series, 1987.

1.3.10 Historical and Archaeological series, 1981.

1.3.8 Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka series, 1977.

1.3.3 Armorial Ensign of Ceylon series, 1956.

1.2.2 Government of Ceylon 2nd series, 1930s.

1.2.1 Government of Ceylon series, 1885's.

1.1.5 Oriental Bank Corporation, Badulla / Colombo / Galley / Jaffna / Kandy / Newera Ellia.

1.1.4 Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, Colombo / Galley / Kandy.

1.1.1 Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United West India Company).

All other denominations are printed by the De la Rue Lanka Currency and Securities Print (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture of the Government of Sri Lanka and De La Rue, a printing company in the United Kingdom. This is the first polymer banknote issued in Sri Lanka, and it was printed by Note Printing Australia. In 1998, a 200-rupee note was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of independence (1948–1998). Sri Lankan banknotes are unusual in that they are printed vertically on the reverse. 20 rupees notes were introduced in 1979, followed by 5 rupees in 1981, 200 rupees in 19 rupees in 2006. The 1 rupee notes were replaced by coins in 1963.įrom 1977, banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

These were followed in 1952 by 2, 5, 50 and 100 rupee notes. In 1951, the Central Bank of Ceylon took over the issuance of paper money, introducing 1 and 10 rupee notes. In 1942, emergency issues for 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents were introduced and issued until 1949. These were followed by 10 rupee notes in 1894, 1000 rupee notes in 1899, 50 rupee notes in 1914, 1 and 2 rupee notes in 1917 and 100 and 500 rupee notes in 1926. The Government of Ceylon introduced its first paper money in the form of the 5 rupee banknote in 1895. The issuance of the rupee banknotes began in 1895. The banknotes of the Sri Lanka rupee are part of the physical form of Sri Lanka's currency.

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