Sri Lanka 5 Rupees Banknote, 1982, P-91, UNC

This uncirculated 5 Sri Lankan rupee is a standard circulation banknote issued by the Central Bank of Ceylon as part of the Historical and Archaeological series. It is a red and light blue banknote that is dated 01 January 1982, bears the signatures of Finance Minister Ronald Joseph Godfrey de Mel and Bank Governor Warnasena Rasaputram, and measures 117 mm x 62 mm. Its obverse side shows the Hall of Relic (Vatadage) ruins in Polonnaruwa. Its reverse side is vertically oriented and portrays a guard stone (muragala) of a naga-raja holding a sprouting branch and a pot of plenty (punkalasa) beneath a hood of cobra heads with Sankha or Padma. Security features include a solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON and a watermark of a lion holding a whip.