{"id":47764,"date":"2025-09-02T10:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=47764"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:27:31","slug":"sri-lanka-new-sig-date-04-07-2022-5000-rupee-note-b128i-confirmed-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=47764","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka new 2,000-rupee commemorative note (B131) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to an Ada Derana article dated 7 January 2020, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka planned to introduce a new 20-rupee coin and a new 2,000-rupee note in 2020 to commemorate its 70th anniversary. Due to the financial crisis at the time, the project was shelved. However, in 2025, the bank introduced this new 2,000-rupee note to commemorate its 75th anniversay theme, \u201cStability for Prosperity,\u201d reflecting the Central Bank\u2019s enduring commitment to fostering economic stability as the foundation for national development.&nbsp; 50 million notes are planned.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f-1536x679.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f-465x206.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_f-695x307.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1797\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r.jpg 1797w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r-1536x670.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r-465x203.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sri_Lanka_CBSL_2000_rupees_2025.08.28_B131a_PNL_CB_00023752_r-695x303.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1797px) 100vw, 1797px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B131 <\/strong>(PNL): <strong>2,000 rupees<\/strong> (US$11)<br>Blue, purple, and green. Front: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; 75th anniversary logo; Colombo skyline silhouette; central bank headquarters building and Colombo Lighthouse Clock tower; lion holding sword as registration device. Back (vertical): English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; 75th anniversary logo; stylized map of Sri Lanka, water lily; lion holding sword as registration device. 5-mm wide blue-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized clock tower and <em>2000<\/em>. Watermark: Lion holding sword with electrotype <em>2000<\/em> and Cornerstones. Printer: <em>DE LA RUE.<\/em> 151 x 67 mm. Paper.<br>a. 2025-08-28. Sig. 19: Dissanayake\/Weerasinghe. Prefix CB. Intro: 29.08.2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtesy of Aidan Work, Charles Toussaint, and Kavan Ratnatunga (<a href=\"http:\/\/notes.lakdiva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notes.lakdiva.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an Ada Derana article dated 7 January 2020, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka planned to introduce a new 20-rupee coin and a new 2,000-rupee note in 2020 to commemorate its 70th anniversary. Due to the financial crisis at the time, the project was shelved. 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