| Obverse description |
Green with french-grey, sepia and yellow highlights. Denomination and bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. Sri Lankan grey hornbill (Tockus griseus gingalensis), atop a velvet tamarind tree (Dialium oviodeum). |
| Obverse lettering |
රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் TEN 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 இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. 1979 – 03 – 26
(Translation: Ten Rupees Ten 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 description |
Green brown, pink and orange-yellow. A rare wild daffodil orchid (Ipsea speciosa), and a common hour-glass tree-frog (Rhacophorus cruciger eques) climbing a small evergreen tree (Rhododendron arboreum) with large red flowers, with a yellow eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) perched atop. |
| Reverse lettering |
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் Ten Rupees |
| Signature(s) |
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| Protection type |
Watermark |
| Protection description |
Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right paw. |
| Variants |
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID |
2042084800 |
| Comments |
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