1000 rupees 1995 — Sri Lanka ( Pick: 113 )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 rupees issued in Sri Lanka in 1995. It is cataloged under Pick number 113. The front features a design with a date of 15.11.1995, presented in brown, dark green, and purple on a multicolor underprint. Elements include a chinze at the lower left, a two-headed bird at the bottom center, and an elephant with its trainer at the right. An enhanced latent image security feature is located at the lower center, with signatures from C. B. Kumaratunga and A. S. Jayawardena. The serial number prefix is G.
The back design showcases peacocks on a palace lawn, with lotus flowers above and the Octagon Temple of the Tooth in Kandy depicted in a vertical format. A lion with a sword serves as the watermark. The dimensions of the note are 78 x 157 mm, and it is printed on paper by TDLR.
The color palette features green and brown. The printing office for this note is TDLR, which produced various banknotes during this period in Sri Lanka.
The back design showcases peacocks on a palace lawn, with lotus flowers above and the Octagon Temple of the Tooth in Kandy depicted in a vertical format. A lion with a sword serves as the watermark. The dimensions of the note are 78 x 157 mm, and it is printed on paper by TDLR.
The color palette features green and brown. The printing office for this note is TDLR, which produced various banknotes during this period in Sri Lanka.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 15 November 1995
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Green and brown
- Dimensions
- 78 x 157 mm
- Pick catalog
- 113
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued the 1000 rupee banknote (Pick 113) on November 15, 1995. This release was part of the ongoing efforts to update the nation's currency with enhanced security features and designs.
The obverse features an elephant with its trainer at the right, a Sinhalese mythical animal carving at the bottom left, and a two-headed bird at the bottom center. The reverse depicts the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy in a vertical format, with peacocks on the palace lawn below and lotus flowers above. The banknote measures 157 x 78 mm and was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited.
