What is the currency note that was issued with the signature of the President?

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Constant discussions have been circulating stating that money have been newly printed and distributed under the current government. In each case, what has happened is not printing money but releasing money from the Central Bank’s cash reserves to the circulation in the country. Meanwhile, a misleading social media post was recently shared on social media regarding the issuance of a commemorative banknote with the President’s signature by the Central Bank. Here is a fact-check we conducted regarding it.

Social Media Posts :

A post was shared on social media showing a photo of a bank note with the signature of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stating, “When we said that the money was printed, we were asked to show a note signed by Anura if possible.”

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The fact that money has been newly printed, recently which caused an inflation in the country was a matter of public debate. The above social media post also suggested that the shown currency note is such a newly printed note.

Fact Check :

When examining the image of the Rs. 2000 note circulating on social media, it was found that the currency note was issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as a commemorative 2000 ruppee note for the circulation on 29th, to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

The Central Bank’s statement on the matter states that this banknote is the 5th commemorative banknote issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in line with the anniversary theme of “Stability for Prosperity”, reflecting the Central Bank’s continued commitment to promoting economic stability as the foundation for national development.

The announcement stated that these notes are a limited issue of 50 million, and will be gradually released into circulation through licensed commercial banks. These notes are valid for the payment of any amount of value in Sri Lanka and are the responsibility of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as long as the notes remain in circulation. The date of issue of these notes were stated as 2025.08.28. The Central Bank further stated the features of these notes as mentioned below.

The full announcement on this is here.

According to this announcement, it was clearly stated that the currency note would be gradually added to circulation through licensed commercial banks from 29^th. Accordingly, it is confirmed that this new note, which bears the signature of the current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was not issued on 28^th.

Commemorative coins and banknotes

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued commemorative coins and banknotes since 1957 to commemorate various occasions.

These commemorative coins have been issued in two forms.

• Commemorative coins for circulation
• Commemorative coins not intended for circulation.

More information about this is here.

Commemorative notes previously issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka