SRI LANKA

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country of the south coast of India. The capital city is Colombo. Up until 1972 the Island was called Ceylon. After various European countries occupying parts of Sri Lanka, in 1815, the British made Sri Lanka part of the British empire. They called the island Ceylon. Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948. between 1956 and 1972 differences between the Sinhalese and Tamil  ethnic tribes caused tensions. Then in 1972 the country became a republic called Sri Lanka. In 1983 the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) more commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, started an insurgency war against the government that lasted until the ceasefire accord in 2002

Monetary Unit:

1 Rupee = 100 cents

the note above is a 2 Rupee note from 1972 - it still has central bank of Ceylon on the top right - it has a picture of King Parakrama on the front and a ruin on the reverse.

The notes above are 50 rupee note, with a man in traditional headgear on the front and temple ruins on the back, then the 20 Rupee note, with a bird mask on the front and boys fishing on the reverse. Finally we have the 10 Rupee note, with the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, on the front and a Buddhist  shrine on the reverse.