20 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon

Obverse

A wood pigeon (Columba torringtoni) atop a 'Batapath-damba' tree (Syzygium rotundifolium), with a purple-faced langur (Pithecus vetulus monticola) at top right.

Lettering:
රුපියල් විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
TWENTY RUPEES

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
ශ්‍රී ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ
මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක්
ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය

මුදල් ඈමති

මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති
1979–03–26
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Translation:
Twenty Rupees
Twenty Rupees

Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka.
This currency note is legally valid for payment of any amount within Sri Lanka.

{signature of Ronnie de Mel}
Finance Minister
{signature of Warnasena Rasaputram}
Governor of the Central Bank

Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Ceylon.

Reverse

Ceylon blue magpie (Kitta ornata) flying over a rare native tree fern (Cyathea sinuata), with rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddarti) and 'dalawa medilla' snake (Aspidura trachyprocta) beside.

Lettering:
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி
Central Bank of Ceylon

රුපියල් විස්සයි
இருபது ரூபாய்
Twenty Rupees

Watermark

Lion standing on hind legs facing left with bent whip in right paw.

Comments

See also

• Bird
• Primate
• Reptile
• Tree

• 2 Rupees
• 5 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
• 10 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
• 50 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)
• 100 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 149 Lot 3818	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 46.09 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 145 Lot 679	29 Nov 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 149	18 Apr 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 17.28 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 107 Lot 228	10 Jan 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 31.11 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 104 Lot 252	19 Dec 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 34.56 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 2872	31 Oct 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 39.17 (EUR 34.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 91 Lot 1658	8 Aug 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 32.26 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 78 Lot 2062	1 Mar 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 28.80 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 71 Lot 3473	30 Nov 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 36.87 (EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 2640	31 Oct 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 31.11 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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