UNESCO World Heritage sites
on Ceylon & Sri Lanka bankNotes
Listed below is a list of appearance of UNESCO World Heritage
sites on
Ceylon & Sri Lanka BankNotes since 1941 when the first Pictorial
Banknotes were issued into circulation. Focusing only on what is being
depicted, the range of years may cut across different series, color
variations, engraving etc.
Ceylon & Sri Lanka
1982 200 Sacred City of Anuradhapura
1941-1949 Rs 5 Back Thuparama Dagoba, Anuradhapura.
1951-1977 Rs 10 Back Guard standing with pot of plenty, Ratnaprasada, Anuradhapura.
1952-1969 Rs 50 Back Moonstone of stone stairway to Queens Pavilion, Anuradhapura.
1981-1990 Rs 500 Back Abayagiri Stupa in Anuradhapura.
1982 Rs 5 Back Guard standing with pot of plenty, Ratnaprasada, Anuradhapura.
1982-1990 Rs 20 Front Moonstone of stone stairway to Queens Pavilion, Anuradhapura.
1982-1990 Rs 20 Back Thuparama Dagoba, Anuradhapura.
1982-1990 Rs 100 Front Stone Balustrade, Anuradhapura.
1991-2006 Rs 50 Back Jetavanarama with smaller Thuparama stupas of Anuradhapura.
1991-2006 Rs 500 Back Ruwanveliseya Dagaba, Anuradhapura.
1982 201 Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
1951-1963 Rs 1 Back Moonstone and ornate stone stairway to Vatadage, Polonnaruwa.
1952-1977 Rs 2 Back Circular Buddhist shrine, Medirigiriya Vatadage Polonnaruwa.
1952-1974 Rs 5 Back Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1965-1977 Rs 2 Front Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1965-1974 Rs 5 Front Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1965-1977 Rs 10 Front Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1965-1969 Rs 50 Front Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1965-1969 Rs 100 Front Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa.
1971-1977 Rs 100 Back Moonstone and ornate stone stairway to Vatadage, Polonnaruwa.
1982 Rs 5 Front Circular Buddhist shrine, Vatadage Polonnaruwa.
1982-1990 Rs 50 Back Lankatileka Maha Vihare, Polonnaruwa.
1982 202 Ancient City of Sigiriya
1941-1949 Rs 2 Back Sigriya Rock.
1952-1969 Rs 100 Back Sigriya Fresco.
1991-2006 Rs 100 Back Sigriya Rock.
2005-2006 Rs 2,000 Front Sigriya Rock.
2005-2006 Rs 2,000 Back Sigriya Fresco.
- 1988 405 Sinharaja Forest Reserve
1979 Rs 5 Back Consistant with Sinharaja biodiversity.
1979 Rs 50 Back Consistant with Sinharaja biodiversity.
1988 450 Sacred City of Kandy
1941-1948 Rs 10 Back Temple of the Tooth, Kandy.
1947 Rs 10,000 Back Kandy Lake.
1981-2006 Rs 500 Front Elephant Sculpture Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy.
1982-1990 Rs 10 Back Temple of the Tooth, Kandy.
1991-2006 Rs 50 Back Kandyan Dancer.
1991-2006 Rs 500 Back Kandyan Dancer and two drummers
1991-2006 Rs 1000 Front Decorated Kandyan Perahara Tusker Raja with Mahout.
1991-2006 Rs 1000 Back Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy.
1998 Rs 200 Back Temple of the Tooth, Kandy.
2010-2022 Rs 500 Front Lankatileka Vihare, Kandy.
- 1988
451 Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
- 1991 561 Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
- 2010
1203 Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
1972-1977 Rs 50 Back SiriPada Mountain.
Notes
- The GuardStones in 1952 Rs10/- and 1982 Rs 5/- are different, but
both have been postively identified as being from the
Ratnaprasada (Gem Palace) in Anuradhapura.
- The Statue of sage Pulasthi, Polonnaruwa is also identified in
error as King ParakramaBahu the Great.
- Images of all these notes are posted in main catalog.
- Michael Mayler who has researched the 1979 Flora and Fauna
notes said
I think only the 5 and 50 rupees reverses are specifically Sinharaja.
All of the Flora and Fauna in the front of the 50 Rupess are found in Sinharaja,
but the backdrop with the sunset over the ocean could not make it Sinharaja, which
is in the interior of the island.
Part of notes.lakdiva.org.lk a website for
Banknotes of Ceylon and Sri Lanka since 1785.