commemorative: ...Sri Lanka - 2011 Folders Full Set Commemorative

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Total commemorative banknotes issued is under 1,500 pieces. If you have achieved any figures close to this, then you are doing extremely well, as many of the older commemorative notes are hard to find even in poor conditions.

Opinion: Many collectors of commemorative banknotes would have come across with those Somaliland sets overprinted with gold and silver texts with the following wordings - 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 [Sanad Gurade 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996]. I believe these are "home made" (or fake) and not authorised by the central bank. My argument is simple. No central bank would have issued an overprint commemorative banknote that the texts are so large that it would cover the two signatures on the note as well as part of the serial numbers. Even if these are genuine notes, then these could be issued as souvenir sheets and not as legal tender. As I said before, this is my opinion. If you have paid top dollars for these, please think about my argument. There is always a sucker around the corner, including me of course!

All comments are most welcome but it has to be subjects related to banknotes or banknotes collection. If not, it will not be approved. Thanks

08 March 2011

...Sri Lanka - 2011 Folders Full Set Commemorative

This is a new series of banknotes issued in 2011. A full set consists of 6 notes from 20 to 5000 rupees. This set was issued in a folder and all serial numbers are matching - 005344. These notes are all dated 01.01.2010 but were issued in 2011.

Twenty Rupees, Dated 2010.01.01 (4.2.2011) P123
Matching Serial Number "005344" [terrible serial numbers :-( ]
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