Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 100 rupees

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Central Bank of Ceylon

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 100 rupees

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 100 rupees

Details

Obverse: 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: 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

Basic Information

GSID:

192916

Denomination:

100 rupees

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Gold

Note Dimension:

157 x 76 mm

Printer:

(Unknown)

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