Whitman Expo
Horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n 200 rupees Values
Details
Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; temple; scenes of “progress:” doctor and nurse representing free education and health services; woman with scythe (Gal Oya development); electrical power tower; Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall; Victoria Dam (Mahaweli development project); jumbo jet and control tower at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA); telecommunications satellite dishes; young women (Investment Promotion Zone); new parliament complex in Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte; Colombo port and city; two couples with dove; churches and temples (unity and peace)
Reverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; octagon building (paththirippuwa) at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy; scenes of “national heritage;” advent of Prince Vijaya; arrival of Arahant Mahinda and introduction of Buddhism; King Durugemunu builds Maha Seya; King Kasyapa build palace at Sigiriya rock; King Parakramabahu the Great constructs Sea of Parakrama; invasion by Portuguese and Dutch; conquest by British; Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Thero hauling down British flag at Kandyan convention
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
Design Details
Note Color:
Blue and yellow
Note Dimension:
146 x 72 mm
Printer:
(Note Printing Australia)
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