Sri Lanka 20 Rupees 26.3.1979 (Nº K/14 418329) UNC

20 Rupees 26.3.1979 (Front: Flora & fauna of Ceylon / Sri Lanka: Endemic Ceylon / Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) perched on Batapath Damba tree (Syzygium rotundifolium). Purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus / Trachypithecus vetulus monticola), all endemic to Shri Lanka. Mist in the mountains. Back: Flora & fauna of Ceylon / Sri Lanka: Ceylon blue magpie (Kitta Urocissa ornata) flying over a Sri Lankan native tree fern (Cyathea sinuata); Rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii); Common rough-sided snake, also known as "dalava medilla" දලව මැඩිල්ලා (Aspidura trachyprocta), with mountains in the background. Watermark: Gold lion passant, holding a sword. Security thread: Embedded solid 0.5 mm thin metallic security strip. Predominant colour: Brown (multicolor). Signatures: Ronnie de Mel (Minister of Finance, 1977-1988); Warnasena Rasaputram (Governor of the Central Bank (මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති), 15 Feb. 1979 to 18 November 1988). Artist: Laki Senanayake. Issuer: Central Bank of Ceylon. Date of Issue: 26 March 1979. Date of withdrawal: 1982. Legal tender: No. Total emission: Unknown. Material: Cotton fibre paper. Printing method: Intaglio (raised print). Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (1856–1990) (BWC)) (Serial Nº K/14 418329) UNC

Dimensions: 138 x 69 mm

Catalogue Number: P-86 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)

Texts: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව. இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி. Central Bank of Ceylon. රුපියල් විස්සයි. இருபது ரூபாய். Twenty Rupees. Columba torringtoni. Syzygium rotundifolium. Pithecus vetulus monticola. Kitta ornata. Cyathea sinuata. Ceratophora stoddarti. Aspidura trachyprocta.