1000 Rupees 70th Independence Celebration

1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration) - obverse1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration) - 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 2018
Value 1000 Rupees
1000 LKR = USD 3.32
Currency Rupee (1972-date)
Composition Paper
Size 148 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
202542
References P# 130
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

70 Years of Independence

Obverse

Centre panel features religious buildings of four faiths.
The Mosque is Grand Sainthamaruthu Mosque.
Four youths at bottom left Celebrating Diversity. At the right of the note is the Sri Lankan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus).

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 දහයි 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

Designer: Kelum Gunasekera

Reverse

On the back of the note, a Daul Bera drummer and a Malpadaya Netuma dancer are depicted. At the top right of the tone, a drawing of a guard-stone with guardian dieties appears. Along the right side of the note, double floral design called the “Dvithva Liya Vela” appears.

Lettering:
1000

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

රුපියල් දහයි
ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES 1000

Designer: Sisira Liyanarachchi

Watermark

Sri Lankan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) with numeral 1000

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2018-Feb-04  Photo 5 000 000 $ 11 100%
2018-Feb-04  1.4% (fr) (en) In Official Folder

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 194
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 2018-Feb-04 UNC USD 18.39
(EUR 17.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 175
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 2018-Feb-04 UNC USD 22.72
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)Picture 1 of a sold 1000 Rupees (70th Independence Celebration)
Katz
Auction 81
Lot 167
Internet Archive
29 Apr 2023 2018-Feb-04 UNC USD 7.57
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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