2 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon

Features

Issuer	Sri Lanka › Sri Lanka (1972-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Ceylon
Period	Republic (1972-1978)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1973-1977
Value	2 Rupees 2 LKR = USD 0.0060
Currency	Rupee (1972-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	114 × 58 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 207724
References	P# 72A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Bank name in Sinhala, Tamil, and English at top.
Statue of King Parakkrama at right.

Scripts: Sinhala, Tamil

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 දෙකක්ශ්‍

මුදල් ඈමති

මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති
இரண்டு ரூபாய் TWO RUPEES

Reverse

Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இரண்டு ரூபாய் இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி TWO RUPEES
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

රුපියල් දෙකක්ශ්‍

Translation:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Two Rupees | Central Bank of Sri Lanka | Two Rupees

Two Rupees

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

Comments

While the English name on this note says Ceylon, the Sinhalese is changed from Lanka to Sri Lanka.

A security filament is embedded in the note (image from note dated 1974-08-27)

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Date	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1973-Aug-21							$ 3.70	P# 72Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	21%
1974-Aug-27				$ 0.64	$ 0.99	$ 3.30	$ 5.80	P# 72Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	45%
1977-Aug-26	$ 0.24	$ 0.41	$ 0.66				$ 4.50	P# 72Ab Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: R. J. G. de Mel and H. E. Tennekoon	44%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 104 Lot 247	19 Dec 2023	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	UNC	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 179 Lot 110	27 Dec 2025	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 163 Lot 128	15 Jul 2025	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 140 Lot 1669	22 Oct 2024	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.