20 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon

20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) - obverse20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Sri LankaSri Lanka (1972-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of Ceylon
Period Democratic Socialist Republic (1978-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1979
Value 20 Rupees
20 LKR = USD 0.07
Currency Rupee (1972-date)
Composition Paper
Size 136 × 69 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
210443
References P# 86
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.

Obverse

A wood pigeon (Columba torringtoni) atop a 'Batapath-damba' tree (Syzygium rotundifolium), with a purple-faced langur (Pithecus vetulus monticola) at top right.

Lettering:
රුපියල් විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
TWENTY RUPEES

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

මුදල් ඈමති

මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති
1979–03–26
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Translation:
Twenty Rupees
Twenty Rupees

Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka.
This currency note is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka.

{signature of Ronnie de Mel}
Finance Minister
{signature of Warnasena Rasaputram}
Governor of the Central Bank

Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Ceylon.

Reverse

Ceylon blue magpie (Kitta ornata) flying over a rare native tree fern (Cyathea sinuata), with rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddarti) and 'dalawa medilla' snake (Aspidura trachyprocta) beside.

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

රුපියල් විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
Twenty Rupees

Watermark

Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right paw.

Comments

First issue of the Endemic Flower & Fauna series.

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1979  25 000 000 $ 27 96% P#86a
1979  0% P#86s. Specimen

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 2872
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 36.69
(EUR 34.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1658
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 30.21
(EUR 28.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 78
Lot 2062
Internet Archive
1 Mar 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 26.98
(EUR 25.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3473
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 34.53
(EUR 32.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 2640
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined AU USD 29.14
(EUR 27.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1520
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined AU USD 29.14
(EUR 27.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 24
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 Undetermined AU USD 23.74
(EUR 22.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1657
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined XF USD 28.06
(EUR 26.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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