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Obverse Description
English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Corypha umbraculifera (talipot palm) tree; Trimeresurus trigonocephalus (green pit viper) snake; two Gracula ptilogenys (Sri Lankan myna) birds; Paradoxurus zeylonensis (golden palm civet) in Mangifera zeylanica (Sri Lankan mango) tree
Reverse Description
Back (vertical): English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Megalaima flavifrons (yellow-fronted barbet) bird perched on Horsfieldia iriyaghedi tree; Idea lynceus jasonia (Sri Lankan tree nymph) butterfly; Areca concinna plant
Catalog Information
GSID:
192915
Variety:
1979-03-26 Sig 17 Prefix Z/1 - Z/10
BNB #:
B342a
Pick #:
SriLankaP88
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Bank Note Value History
1979-03-26 Sig 17 Prefix Z/1 - Z/10
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1979-03-26 Sig 17 Prefix Z/1 - Z/10
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20TH JANUARY 1951 Sig 1 Prefix A/1 - A/30
Worth: $6 – $100
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; s/n range
Green; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n
20TH JANUARY 1951 Sig 1 Prefix G/1 Unissued
No ovpt; no perf; s/n range
20TH JANUARY 1951 Sig 1 Prefix L/1 - L/20 Intro: 04 01 1952
Worth: $30 – $600
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Violet; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; no date; no sig ; all-zero s/n
20TH JANUARY 1951 Sig 1 Prefix V/1 Unissued
No ovpt; no perf; s/n range
3RD JUNE 1952 Sig 1 Prefix A/31 - A/42
Worth: $8 – $130
16TH OCTOBER 1954 Sig 4 Prefix A/43 - A/67
Worth: $8 – $130
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Green; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n
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