Sri Lanka 50 Rupees, 1979 P-87

Central Bank of Ceylon

Sri Lanka 50 Rupees, 1979 P-87 obverse
Sri Lanka 50 Rupees, 1979 P-87 reverse

Information:

Reference P#87
Country Sri Lanka
Period Rupee (1972-date)
Currency Rupees
Denomination 50 Rupees
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Central Bank of Ceylon
Year 1979
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized No
Size (WxH) 144x72 mm

Obverse:

Sri Lanka 50 Rupees, 1979 P-87

Obverse text

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.

Obverse symbol

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.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. රුපියල් පනහයි ஐம்பது ரூபாய் Fifty Rupees

Reverse symbol

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).

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979 P#87a. Specimen + - - - - - -
1979-Mar-26 P#87a - - $39,00 - - -