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5 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON. ශ්රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය රුපියල් පහයි මුදල් ඈමති මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති 1982 – 01 – 01 වටදාගෙය, විජයරාජපුර வட்டாடேஜ், பொலோனருவா VATADAGE, POLONNARUWA ஐந்து ரூபாய் FIVE RUPEES |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red-orange on a multicolour guilloche underprint, with a large central intaglio vignette of the ancient guardstone (dvarapala figure) from Anuradhapura, rendered in fine engraved detail and occupying the full height of the central field. The issuer's name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English is set at the top within an ornate frame, while the denomination in Sinhala, Tamil, and English appears at the foot. The printer's imprint 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' is lettered in small text at the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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