2 Rupees Central Bank of Ceylon

Obverse

Nazwa banku w językach syngaleskim, tamilskim i angielskim u góry.
Statua króla Parakkramy po prawej stronie.

Scripts: syngaleski, tamilski

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: łaciński

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

රුපියල් දෙකක්ශ්‍

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Podczas gdy angielska nazwa na tym banknocie brzmi Ceylon, syngaleska nazwa została zmieniona z Lanka na Sri Lanka.

Na banknocie znajduje się żarnik zabezpieczający (zdjęcie z banknotu z dnia 1974-08-27)

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

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
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1973-Aug-21										$ 3.70	P# 72Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) 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).	(en) 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).	(en) 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 – (en) 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 – (en) Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 128	15 Jul 2025	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – (en) Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 140 Lot 1669	22 Oct 2024	1974-Aug-27 – P# 72Aa – (en) Signatures: N. M. Perera and W. Tennekoon	AU	Unsold
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