New Lankan currency series wins intl. award

Sri Lanka Central Bank’s new Sri Lanka rupee currency notes series has been chosen among the top three new designs of currency notes worldwide. The other two were Peso notes from Philippines and Shilling notes from Uganda. The design contest was organised by the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA), an international organization of central banks, currency-issuing authorities, currency producers and suppliers.

The contest is aimed at recognizing the best currencies that have been issued within the last 18 months. The currencies were evaluated on the basis of their design, including innovation and security features.The colourful new Rupee notes are available in denominations of Rs. 5,000, Rs. 1,000, Rs.500, Rs. 100, Rs. 50 and Rs. 20.