This is turning out to be the year for Collecting Animal Banknotes. There have been an unusual number of countries announcing that they are releasing new banknotes this year with animals on them. So far the major sets have been: Brazil, Tanzania, Philippines, and Costa Rica. And now Sri Lanka is going to. These look like they will be as collectible as the 1979 set.
New Currency Note Series
News report
There goes my budget this year.