110.5 Million Soiled Currency Notes Destroyed to Maintain Srilanka’s Image

In an attempt to maintain Srilanka ‘s  clean currency note policy, the Central Bank (CB) destroyed 110.5 million soiled currency notes bearing a face value of Rs.16.46 billion CB sources said.

The sources said keeping currency notes clean will also help its efforts to control fake currency notes. They said keeping notes clean will help officials to identify fake notes more easily as security features will be clearly visible. The CB urged the public to keep notes clean both to protect the country’s image as well as to extend the life span of currency notes.