2 rupees 1979 — Sri Lanka ( Pick: 83 )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 rupees issued in Sri Lanka in 1979. It is cataloged under Pick number 83.
The front side showcases a multicolor underprint with a red design dated 26.3.1979. It features a fish at the right and bears the signatures of Ronnie de Mel and Warnasena Rasaputram. The back side presents a vertical format design depicting a butterfly and a lizard, along with a watermark of a lion with a sword.
This note was produced in an amount of 30,000,000. Its predominant colors are green, French-grey, sepia, and yellow highlights. The dimensions of the banknote are 128 x 65 mm.
The front side showcases a multicolor underprint with a red design dated 26.3.1979. It features a fish at the right and bears the signatures of Ronnie de Mel and Warnasena Rasaputram. The back side presents a vertical format design depicting a butterfly and a lizard, along with a watermark of a lion with a sword.
This note was produced in an amount of 30,000,000. Its predominant colors are green, French-grey, sepia, and yellow highlights. The dimensions of the banknote are 128 x 65 mm.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ronnie de Mel, Finance Minister; Warnasena Rasaputram, Governor of the Central Bank
- Date of issue
- 1979-03-26
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Green with French-grey, sepia, and yellow highlights
- Dimensions
- 128 x 65 mm
- Amount produced
- 30,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 83
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Ceylon issued the 2 Rupees banknote on March 26, 1979. This note was part of the Endemic Flowers and Fauna series, introduced to showcase Sri Lanka's unique biodiversity.
The obverse features a black ruby barb (Puntius nigrofasciatus) swimming left, with rocks in the upper background. The reverse displays a Tamil lacewing butterfly (Cethosia nietneri nietneri) and a Ceylonese tree skink (Dasia haliana) atop a Murraya cleniei plant. The watermark is a lion with a sword.
