2 rupees 1974 — Sri Lanka ( Pick: 72Aa )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 rupees issued in Sri Lanka in 1974. It is cataloged under Pick number 72Aa. This note prominently displays the signatures of N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon along with dates 21.8.1973 and 27.8.1974, and features the denomination as 2.00 6.00.
The front side design includes the signatures, with an orange and brown color scheme on a multicolored underprint. The banknote measures 125 x 64 mm and is printed on paper.
This note was printed at the BWC printing office.
The front side design includes the signatures, with an orange and brown color scheme on a multicolored underprint. The banknote measures 125 x 64 mm and is printed on paper.
This note was printed at the BWC printing office.
Specifications
- Signed by
- N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon
- Date of issue
- 1973
- Printing office
- BWC
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Orange and brown on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 125 x 64 mm
- Pick catalog
- 72Aa
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Ceylon issued the 2 Rupees banknote (Pick 72Aa) on August 27, 1974. This issuance followed Sri Lanka's transition to a republic in 1972, leading to the renaming of the issuing authority from "Central Bank of Ceylon" to "Central Bank of Sri Lanka" in subsequent series.
The obverse features a statue of King Parakramabahu I on the right side. The reverse depicts the Medirigiriya Vatadage, an ancient circular relic house in Polonnaruwa. The note measures 114 x 58 mm and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom.
