| Vorderseitenbeschreibung |
Denomination and bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. At right is a red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus), atop a tree (Hydnocarpus venenata) known as Makulu gaha. At left is the rare Ceylon Forester butterfly (Lethe dynaste), set off against a sunset over a lake background. |
| Vorderseitenlegende |
ஐம்பது ரூபாய் රුපියල් පනහයි FIFTY 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: Fifty Rupees Fifty 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 |
At bottom are a pair of birds, the Ceylon spurfowl (Galloperdix bicalcarata), set off against a scenic background containing a `Ayurvedic Diya Na` or ironwood tree (Mesua thwaitesii), and flowers, the Vesak orchid (Dendrobium mccarthiae). At left is a `Pinum Katussa` or Ceylon Kangaroo Lizard (Otocryptis Weigmanni). |
| Rückseitenlegende |
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. රුපියල් පනහයි ஐம்பது ரூபாய் Fifty 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 |
5970453140 |
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