20 rupees 1989 — Sri Lanka ( Pick: 97b )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 rupees issued in Sri Lanka in 1989. It is cataloged under Pick number 97b.
The front side design features the signatures of D. B. Wijethunga and H. N. S. Karunatillake, along with the date 21.2.1989 and the numbers 1.00 and 6.00. The banknote has a colour scheme of purple and red and is printed on paper.
It measures 137 x 70 mm and was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom. The Sri Lankan rupee was reissued in various forms following serious inflation through the 1980s.
The front side design features the signatures of D. B. Wijethunga and H. N. S. Karunatillake, along with the date 21.2.1989 and the numbers 1.00 and 6.00. The banknote has a colour scheme of purple and red and is printed on paper.
It measures 137 x 70 mm and was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom. The Sri Lankan rupee was reissued in various forms following serious inflation through the 1980s.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1989-Feb-21
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple and red
- Dimensions
- 137 x 70 mm
- Pick catalog
- 97b
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued the 20 Rupees banknote (Pick 97b) on February 21, 1989. This note features the signatures of D. B. Wijethunga and H. N. S. Karunatillake.
The obverse displays a moonstone from Anuradhapura on the right side. The reverse features a dagoba shrine in a vertical format. The note measures 137 x 70 mm and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in the United Kingdom.
