Security upgraded Rs. 1,000 currency note

The Central Bank will issue a security upgraded new Rs. 1,000 note under the "Sri Lanka Heritage Series" in early 2008.

The main objective of introducing advanced security features is to minimise the increasing threat of counterfeiting high denomination notes. The note contains several current and new advanced security features.

The 4 mm. wide 'Starchrome' with a window effect on the front of the note, changes from red to green when the note is tilted up and down with clear text showing the value of the note (Rs. 1,000), the country (Sri Lanka) and the motif (butterfly). A specific water mark by way of a cornerstone is also included as diagonal bars at four corners of the note.

Given these added security features, the public will be able to distinguish between a genuine and counterfeit note easily, the Bank said.

The date on this particular note is 2006.07.03. The new series of Rs. 1,000 notes will bear the serial prefixes and numbers G/186 065001 onwards.

The new note will be added to circulation along with the existing Rs. 1,000 notes, the Central Bank said yesterday.