p100a: 500 Rupees from 1987

1.1.1987. Brown and purple on multicolor underprint. Similar to number 89 but with larger watermark area, vertical silver segmented security strip, bird and borders deeper red brown, bank name changed in English from CEYLON to Sri Lanka. Back: Hill and temple in purple in vertical format. Watermark: Chinze. Printer: BWC.

• Country & Pick Number:Sri Lanka p100a
• Denomination & Currency:500 Rupees
• First Year of Issue:1987
• Issue Type: Regular Issue
• Dimensions:165 x 79 mm
• Series:1987-89 Issue
• Issuer:Central Bank of Sri Lanka
• Signature(s):Ronnie de Mel and Warnasena Rasaputram