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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 6, February 11, 2018, Article 39

SRI LANKA'S NEW DIVERSITY BANKNOTE

Kavan Ratnatunga writes:

Sri Lanka has gone beyond "In God we Trust" by putting icons of Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Muslim religions on the new Currency Note issued to Celebrate Diversity on the 70th Anniversary of Sri Lanka Independence on 2018 Feb 4th

Thanks. Kavan wrote an article about the note for the Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. Here's an excerpt. -Editor

2018 Sri Lanka Diversity banknote

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a modified One Thousand Rupee currency note dated 2018-02-04 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Independence with the theme “Celebrating Diversity”.

The image of Ramboda Tunnel at the centre of the current Rs. 1000 note has been replaced by a montage of an artist’s impression of a vihara, kovil, church and mosque. Replacing the butterfly on the lower left corner, is a logo with a Sinhala boy, a Muslim boy with hat, a Burgher girl with red hair to left and a Tamil girl to the right. The words 70th Independence Celebration in upper right and CELEBRATING DIVERSITY are seen at the bottom. Does this logo represent more than Diversity of Race and Religion?

It is the first currency note to circulate with the signature of the Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera, and was issued to public circulation on February 6. 5 Million notes have been printed by De La Rue at Biyagama,with Serial prefix S70 and 5000 of them issued in commemorative folder printed by Print Care are available for salefrom the CBSL Economic History Museum for Rs 1300.

To read the complete article, see:
Celebrating diversity: Modified Rs. 1000 note for Independence (http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180211/plus/celebrating-diversity-modified-rs-1000-note-for-independence-281099.html)

For more information on the note, see:
2018 - Sri Lanka - 1000 Rupee note 70th Independence - Celebrating Diversity (http://notes.lakdiva.org/commemorative/2018_ind70_1000r.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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