- Issuer: Central Bank of Ceylon
- Denomination: 10 Rupees
- Date on Note: October 10, 1975 (
1975-10-06)
- Design Features: A portrait/statue of King Parakkrama Bahu on the right side with green and purple geometric patterns and an engraving of the famous rock-cut statue in Polonnaruwa, historically referred to as the statue of King Parakramabahu the Great (or Sage Pulasthi).
- Reverse: Traditional ceremonial figures, including a guard holding a pot of plenty (punkalasa) flanked by dwarf-like mythical figures (Bahirawa).
- Multilingual Lettering: The banknote displays the denomination and bank name in three languages:
- Sinhala: රුපියල් දහයයි (Ten Rupees) and ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව / ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුච.
- Tamil: பத்து ரூபாய்.
- English: TEN RUPEES and CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.
- Printer: Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom.
- Historical Context: This design belongs to the 1969–1977 currency series issued by the Central Bank of Ceylon. The island sits in the Indian Ocean and was called Ceylon during the British colonial period and after independence until it officially changed its name to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.
- Condition: Circulated condition. Folds. The pictures refer.
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