| Vorderseitenbeschreibung |
A wood pigeon (Columba torringtoni) atop a `Batapath-damba` tree (Syzygium rotundifolium), with a purple-faced langur (Pithecus vetulus monticola) at top right. |
| Vorderseitenlegende |
රුපියල් විස්සයි இருபது ரூபாய் TWENTY 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 1979–03–26 இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.
(Translation: Twenty Rupees Twenty 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.) |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung |
Ceylon blue magpie (Kitta ornata) flying over a rare native tree fern (Cyathea sinuata), with rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddarti) and `dalawa medilla` snake (Aspidura trachyprocta) beside. |
| Rückseitenlegende |
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி Central Bank of Ceylon රුපියල් විස්සයි இருபது ரூபாய் Twenty Rupees |
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| Sicherheitsmerkmal |
Watermark |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale |
Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right paw. |
| Varianten |
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 |
1316094980 |
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