Sri Lanka 10 Rupees, 1979 P-85

Central Bank of Ceylon

Sri Lanka 10 Rupees, 1979 P-85 obverse
Sri Lanka 10 Rupees, 1979 P-85 reverse

Information:

Reference P#85
Country Sri Lanka
Period Rupee (1972-date)
Currency Rupees
Denomination 10 Rupees
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Central Bank of Ceylon
Year 1979
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 128x65 mm

Obverse:

Sri Lanka 10 Rupees, 1979 P-85

Obverse text

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

Obverse symbol

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).

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் Ten Rupees

Reverse symbol

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.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979 P#85s. Specimen + - - - - - -
1979-Mar-26 P#85a - $2,60 $11,00 $16,00 $22,00 $25,00