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sheet Front: Landscape An artist's impression of newly constructed RAMBODA TUNNEL with the rock wall at the same location before construction to upper left. Illustrated are the Sri Lanka bird Hanging Parrot to the right, and the butterfly, White Four Ring 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 1000 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 | : Green | | | Size | : 148 x 67 mm |
| Serial Prefix | : S | | | Replacement Prefix | : Z/6,Z/50 |
| Florescent Fiber | : Yellow & Red | | | Braille | : Five 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 | S/1 000001 | 195,000 | Z/6 |
| 2015-02-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | A. Mahendran | S/196 000001 | 15,000 | Z/6 |
| 2015-02-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | A. Mahendran | S/211 000001 | 111,000 | Z/50 |
| 2016-07-04 | Ravi Karunanayake | I. Coomaraswamy | S/323 000001 | 28,000 | Z/50 |
| 2019-01-28 | Mangala Samaraweera | I. Coomaraswamy | S/351 000001 | 75,000 | SNIM-10.7% |
| 2019-12-24 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | S/434 000001 | 45,000 | SNIM-6.7% |
| 2020-08-12 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | W. D. Lakshman | S/482 825001 | 24,600 | SNIM-10.5% |
| 2022-07-04 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Nandalal Weerasinghe | S/511 000001 | 10,000 | SNIM-8.0% |
Reply to RTI 0001/2020 stated that from prefix S/351 SNIM (Single Note Inspection Machine) was used for Rs1000. Error notes are then removed, but not replaced with Z serial Replacements. Packs have missing serial numbers.
Rs1000 denomination was not printed with 2021-09-15 date.
Please Help Track Prefix+Serial when Date on Banknote change. Thanks.
Mintage of 75M notes stated in reply to RTI 0001/2020 is 8M (10.67%)
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
Ramboda Tunnel
Text edited from Press Releases of the CBSL.
In 2015, a Rs1000 banknotes with no security thread were originally
noticed and questioned by Johann Dekker. I thank Dealer Mr Selliah
Jakson who reported Prefix S/87 and S/137 and says he has sold 5 or 6
of such threadless notes and provided the two image on right. Click to see S/87
A Private communication confirmed that the manufacture of the
security paper had been faulty. RTI 0053/2020 said that there were
few other prefixes with missing Security Thread, including a few Rs500
notes which have not been so far found by collectors. The RTI also
confirmed that it led to the adoption of
SNIM.
Were there a few sheets without threads, or more sheets without a
single thread in a particular column, which I think is more likely.
I am trying to collect Serial Numbers to determine that.
If you have such a banknote please E-mail the serial number to me at
kavanr @ gmail.com.
Ramboda pass tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Sri Lanka and is
located in Gampola - Nuwara Eliya Road. The tunnel spans over 225 m in
length and 7 m wide. The road improvement project was funded by the
Government of Japan and implemented in collaboration with the Road
Development Authority of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot - Loriculus beryllinus
Sri Lanka Giramalitta (Sinhala)
Ilangai Chinna kili (Thamil)
The Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot is an endemic species, which is seen in
the wetter parts of the country. It is a small, mainly green, hanging
parrot, with a short tail. The adult has a red crown and rump. The
nape and back have an orange tint. The chin and throat are pale
blue. This bird is strictly arboreal and is found in forests and
gardens.
The White Four Ring - Ypthima ceylonica
Sithirisiwwa (Sinhala)
The White Four Ring is found all over the island. It flies close to
the ground. Its four wings are dark brown and lower half of the hind
wings are white. There is a prominent eye spot ringed in yellow
towards the tip of its four wings. The under side of the hind wings
are grayish white with prominent spots of which the number and size
varies.
Rathnaprasada guard stone
The guard stone at the Rathnaprasadaya of the Abhayagiri Viharaya in
Anuradhapura is considered the most exquisite guard stone. This guard
stone is carved with a Nagaraja symbol, which carries a pot of plenty
in the left hand and a bunch of flowers in the right hand.
Dvithva Liya vela
Traditional Sinhalese art has a floral motifs depicted with two
similar creepers called Dvithva liya vela. These flower bands are
combined or run parallel to each other in a regular pattern.
Malpadaya Netuma
Malpadaya Netuma belongs to the Sabaragamuwa dance form. It is
associated with the ritual known as Gammaduwa to propitiate the
Pattini goddess in order to obtain a good harvest, Immunity and relief
from infectious diseases The main drum used is the Davula
Davul Beraya (Davula)
Davul Beraya is a cylindrical drum, which is shorter than Geta
Beraya and Yak Beraya. This drum is accompanied in the Sabaragamuwa
dance tradition and often used in Buddhist temples. The right side is
played with a stick known as Kadippu and left is prayed with the
hand. This drum is also used in Ana Bera (for communication).
For collected details of the images on this Banknote see
NotesCollector.