Sri Lanka 100 Rupees, 1979 P-88

Central Bank of Ceylon

Sri Lanka 100 Rupees, 1979 P-88 obverse
Sri Lanka 100 Rupees, 1979 P-88 reverse

Information:

Reference P#88
Country Sri Lanka
Period Rupee (1972-date)
Currency Rupees
Denomination 100 Rupees
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Central Bank of Ceylon
Year 1979
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 156x76 mm

Obverse:

Sri Lanka 100 Rupees, 1979 P-88

Obverse text

රුපියල් සියයයි நூறு ரூபாய் 100 ONE HUNDRED RUPEES 1979-03-26 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.

Obverse symbol

Denomination and bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. Two Ceylon Hill Myna, the grackle bird (Gracula Ptilogenys) and above them the golden palm civet cat (Paradoxurus Zeylonensis) atop a Ceylon wild Mango tree (Mangifera Zeylanica). At centre appear the Talipot palm (Corypha Umbraculifera) and in the lower half, between the palm and pair of buds, the moderately venomous Ceylon green pit viper (Trimeresurus Trigonocephalus), set against a scenic background.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி Central Bank of Ceylon රුපියල් සියයයි நூறு ரூபாய் One Hundred Rupees

Reverse symbol

At centre are two yellow-fronted barbet birds (Megalaima Flavi frons) on and in hollow of a tree (Horsfieldia Iriyaghedi) which is used for timber. A Ceylon Tree Nymph butterfly, (Idea Lynceus Jasonia) at bottom left, and flowering plants (Areca Concinna) at bottom right, set against a scenic background.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979 P#88s. Specimen + - - - - - -
1979-Mar-26 P#88a - - $66,00 - - -