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| Click image to see Note Security under UltraViolet illumination Front: Landscape An artist's impression of newly constructed MANAMPITIYA BRIDGE alongside the old bridge common to both road vehicles and trains. and an view of the famous old nine arch railway bridge near Ella to upper left. Illustrated are the Sri Lanka bird Dull Blue Flycatcher to the right, and the butterfly, Blue Oakleaf to the lower left. |
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil
and CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA in English, in 3 lines of decreasing font size, at center upper left.
Latent image: Right of the top left numeric on front, the
Numeric value 50 written italic with horizontal lines on
a vertical lines background, both slightly tilted clockwise, as seen
on this 1200 dpi scan on right.
Image also show microprinting array of text CBSL.
| Predominant Color | : Blue | | | Size | : 133 x 67 mm |
| Serial Prefix | : V | | | Replacement Prefix | : Z/3,Z/20 |
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow | | | Braille | : Two Dots |
Front Landscape both old and New, with endemic Bird and Butterfly
designed by by Artist Mr Kelum Gunasekara.
Back portrait of traditional Sri Lankan drummer and a dancer
designed by Artist Sisira Liyanaarachchi.
| Date on BankNote | Finance Minister | CBSL Governor | First Serial # | Mintage in K | Replacement Prefix |
| 2010-01-01 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Ajith Nivard Cabraal | V/1 000001 | 100,000 | Z/3 |
| 2010-01-01 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Ajith Nivard Cabraal | V/101 000001 | 40,000 | Z/3 |
| 2015-02-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | A. Mahendran | V/141 000001 | 20,000 | Z/3 |
| 2016-07-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | I. Coomaraswamy | V/161 000001 | 105,000 | Z/20 |
| 2017-05-22 | Mangala Samaraweera | I. Coomaraswamy | V/266 000001 | 25,000 | SNIM-10% |
| 2019-12-24 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | V/293 500001 | 15,000 | SNIM-7.3% |
| 2020-08-12 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | V/309 592001 | 15,500 | SNIM-17.6% |
| 2021-09-15 | Basil Rajapaksa | Ajith Nivard Cabraal | V/327 817001 | 40,700 | SNIM-5.5% |
| 2022-07-04 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Nandalal Weerasinghe | V/371 000001 | 35,000 | SNIM-5.7% |
Post UV print coating of varnish is applied on Rs. 50/- currency notes from V/101 onwards and these notes are slightly thicker
From V/266 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used. Error Notes removed but not replaced with Z serial Replacements. Packs have missing serial numbers.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
Mintage of 25M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 2.5M (10%) less than the difference of Last - First Serial for this issue. The increase of error rate from 0.2-0.3% replacements to about 10% missing serial numbers with the adoption of SNIM by DeLaRue is explained by more stringent quality control, but mainly because, printed sheets are not quality checked before printing Serials.
The note scanned at 300 dpi and displayed above at 50 dpi
Manampitiya Bridge
The new Manampitiya Bridge, which is one of the longest bridges in Sri
Lanka, is 302m in length, 10.4m wide and it is located at Manampitiya
in the Polonnaruwa district. The old Manampitiya Bridge was used both
as a railway and highway crossing over the Mahaweli River. The new
bridge was constructed in order to overcome the traffic congestion on
the old bridge.
Ancient Nine Arch Bridge
Demodara nine arch bridge is considered to be one of the most
spectacular bridges in Sri Lanka. It is located at Gotuwela between
Ella and Demodara railway stations. This bridge was built during the
British period, entirely of solid rocks, bricks and cement without
using steel.
Sri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher - Eumyias sordida
Sri Lanka Anu-mesimara (Sinhala)
llangai Neela Vettivatr Kuruvi (Thamil)
The Sri Lanka Dull Blue Flycatcher is an endemic resident confined
mainly to the central hill country of Sri Lanka. This species is
categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN. It is not a shy bird and has a
sweet soft song.
The Blue Oakleaf - Kallima philarchus
Pita nil Kolaya (Sinhala)
This amazing butterfly is one of nature's wonders, has brilliant blue
forewings with large black triangular area near the tip and has a
little white on the midst the forewing. The underside, in contrast is
dull brown with black and grey pickles, patterned and shaped
completely resembling a dried up leaf. It's amazing camouflage serves
it to protect itself from the predators. This large butterfly is
endemic to the wet zone forests of Sri Lanka.
Punkalasa Guard stone
Guardstones (doratupala figures or muragal) are one of
the finest creations of ancient Sinhalese artwork. Guard stone carved
with pot of plenty is an expression of prosperity and it is associated
with the belief of ushering prosperity to the building throughout the
year. The best example of a guard stone with a pot of plenty is seen
at the Abhayagiri archeological complex.
Liya Vela
Liya vela is a commonly used design technique in Sinhala
art. It is a decorative art form using the leaves and flowers of a
creeper.
Vadiga Patuna
Vadiga Patuna dance is a performances of the Low Country dance
tradition. It narrates the arrival of some Brahmins from Vadige
Land to relieve a queen of a serious ailment. The verse and dialogue
are in Palli Sanskrit and Tamil languages.
Yak Beraya
Yak Beraya (Ruhunu Beraya, Devol Beraya or Pahatharata Beraya)
is the traditional drum which accompanies Sri Lanka Low Country
dances. This instrument is a long cylindrical drum and is played with
both hands.
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
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