1000 Rupees End of the Sri Lankan Civil War

1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War) - obverse1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Sri LankaSri Lanka (1972-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Srí Lanká Maha Bänkuva)
Period Democratic Socialist Republic (1978-date)
Type Commemorative note
Year 2009
Value 1000 Rupees
1000 LKR = USD 3.33
Currency Rupee (1972-date)
Composition Paper
Size 157 × 77 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
202540
References P# 122
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

End of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Obverse

Outline of Sri Lanka, "Puinkalasa" vessel, President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Lettering:
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி Central Bank of Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය

රුපියල් දාහයි
ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES

Translation:
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

This banknote issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka

ONE THOUSAND RUPEES

Reverse

Flag raising, tank, patrol vessels, "Mavil Aru Annicut" irrigation canal, Thoppigala mountain

Lettering:
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
Central Bank of Sri Lanka

රුපියල් දාහයි ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் ONE THOUSAND RUPEES

Watermark

1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War) -  obverse

© gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA)

Printer

De La Rue, Malwana, Sri Lanka (1986-date)

Comments

UV activity:

© gyoschak

This note has caused a lot of controversy for its military theme & for depicting Mahinda Rajapaksa, the then authoritarian & dictatorial President of Sri Lanka

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2009  10 000 $ 12 30% P#122b In commemorative folder
2009-May-20  25 000 000 $ 14 69% P#122a End of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 165
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 8.64
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)
Katz
Auction 68
Lot 578
Internet Archive
8 Oct 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 20.52
(EUR 19.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (End of the Sri Lankan Civil War)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1662
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined VF USD 14.04
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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