Prefix+Serial Number Ranges of
1948 and 1949 Ceylon BankNotes

Collectors have to work that out by collecting the Prefix+Serial Numbers on all the Ceylon Banknotes, with the 1948 and 1949 dates on them.

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Please look at the Prefix of Ceylon BankNotes in your collection with year 1948 and 1949 date as listed below and Please report with Denomination, Date, Prefix+Serial number if the edge is perforatedor not,

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1949 Fractional Notes

Please report with image if pssible any note with Serial larger than
25 Cents - 1ST JUNE 1948 - A/61 108188
25 Cents - 1ST DECEMBER 1949 - A/71 535459
50 Cents - 1ST JUNE 1948 - A/47 537389
50 Cents - 1ST DECEMBER 1949 - A/50 975268

1948 and 1949 Rs 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5 denominations

Please report Date Serial number and edge of any 1948 and 1949 notes in your collection to add to the Tabulation below and refine the bounderies given in itallic in table and confirm those assumed from available documentation. Thanks. 
25 Cent 1948 June 1st (6)
A/57 184001 TS
A/57 710804 Frank Robinson IBNS 5458
A/58 191073 HarryG
A/59 089146   
A/59 117806 (SB)
A/60 718749 (B) Bill Vesty IBNS 11258-R
A/61 108188 (L)
A/61 816000 TS  End of 1948 published by Sallay maybe wrong.

25 Cent 1949 December 1st (14)
A/61 657816 (D) Confirmed 1949 by Seller
A/61 816001 TS
A/62 634327
A/64 527381
A/65 052825 (L)
A/65 053418
A/65 227756
A/65 277739
A/65 463116 (I)
A/66 732576 (D)
A/67 089525 (L)
A/67 089589 (L)
A/68 125240 (B)
A/70 251780 HarryG 
A/70 078648
A/70 922447
A/71 116770
A/71 535459

50 Cent 1948 June 1st (5)
A/38 357001 TS
A/42 165331 (SB)
A/42 318547 (I)  Bill Vesty IBNS 11258-R
A/44 781190 
A/46 036559
A/47 537389 (L)
A/47 643000 TS    

50 Cent 1949 December 1st (7)
A/47 643001 TS 
A/47 826207 (I)  Bill Vesty IBNS 11258-R
A/48 156692 HarryG
A/48 458988 (B)
A/49 250722 (L) 
A/50 786342 PMG65
A/50 798225 (SB)
A/50 975268

1 Rupee 1948 June 1st (19)
A/81 543001        TS 
A/81 619180   perf
A/82 198485   perf
A/82 198496   perf 
A/82 198485   perf PMG65 
A/82 492148   perf (C)
A/83 410311   perf (X)
A/84 419677   perf (I)  Bill Vesty IBNS 11258-R 
A/84 606724 inperf (X)
A/85 322235 inperf 
A/85 809285 inperf
A/86 588691 inperf (D)
A/86 662941 inperf (SB) 
A/87 353861 inperf (F)
A/87 915635 inperf
A/87 933847 inperf (D) 
A/88 785733 inperf (W) 
A/88 882247 inperf
A/88 935996 inperf
A/90 069376 inperf
A/91 077192 inperf
A/91 012360 inperf (F)
A/91 543000        TS
  
1 Rupee 1949 March 1st (34) 
A/91 543001        TS
A/91 822679   perf
A/92 223226   perf
A/92 732348   perf
A/93 902189   perf
A/94 078707   perf PMG67 
A/94 078722   perf
A/94 249399   perf (SB)
A/95 004285   perf TS
A/95 093684   perf (SB) 
A/96 342423 inperf
A/97 351063 inperf 
A/97 595090 inperf
A/97 680604 inperf (X) 
A/97 769798 inperf
A/98 122886 inperf (V)
A/98 748901 inperf PMG30
A/99 027529 inperf (SB)
A/99 214524 inperf
A/99 824393 inperf (N)
A/99 959767 inperf
A/99 1000000       TS
B/1  000001        TS
B/1  033280 inperf
B/1  170282 inperf (I)
B/1  716081 inperf 
B/1  773156 inperf
B/2  413372 inperf
B/3  101577 inperf (X)
B/3  899872 inperf
B/4  543000         TS
B/4  815564   perf (C)
B/5  301356   perf (SB)
B/5  400964   perf (HA)
B/5  820917 inperf (D)? Edge may have been clipped
B/7  448234   perf
B/7  611000   perf TS 
B/7  684996 inperf (DNW)
B/8  041460 inperf 
B/8  087377 inperf (S)
B/10 534440 inperf
B/10 904662 inperf (L) 
B/11 059895 inperf
B/11 071412 inperf (L)
B/11 371000 inperf TS 

2 Rupees 1948 June 1st (8)
E/40 690001        TS 
E/41 140744   perf (L)
E/41 463445   perf (F)
E/42 471716 inperf Larry Smulcz (IBNS #2619) 
E/42 815963 inperf (X)
E/43 702968 inperf
E/43 903747 inperf
E/45 676667 inperf
E/45 920372 inperf
E/46 101285 inperf (C)
E/46 690000        TS

2 Rupees 1949 March 1st (12)
E/46 690001        TS 
E/46 748216   perf (S)
E/47 489917   perf
E/47 692441 inperf (I)  eBay Bill Vesty IBNS 11258-R  
E/49 470489 inperf
E/49 677274 inperf
E/52 495572 inperf (S)
E/52 690000         TS
E/53 460022   perf (C)
E/53 309862   perf (X) 
E/54 123549   perf (SB)
E/54 695000   perf  TS 
E/55 714559 inperf (L) 
E/55 746341 inperf (F)
E/55 716341 inperf (F)
E/55 890427 inperf (X)
E/57 536000 inperf  TS

5 Rupees 1948 June 1st (11)
G/41 859001        TS
G/41 956245   perf (C)
G/42 788981   perf (X)
G/42 849246   perf
G/43 133897 inperf (HA)
G/43 859098 inperf (HA)
G/45 130061 inperf (SB)
G/45 219879 inperf (HA)
G/45 225353 inperf
G/45 407938 inperf
G/45 683165 inperf   
G/45 692548 inperf (S)
G/45 407938 inperf PMG53
G/45 407939 inperf 
G/45 859000        TS
   
5 Rupees 1949 March 1st (9) 
G/45 859001        TS
G/45 917292   perf (S)
G/45 920372 inperf ?
G/46 132550   perf (D)
G/46 258772   perf (S)
G/46 635958 inperf (C)? Edge may have been clipped
G/46 642150   perf (SB)   
G/46 739634   perf (X) 
G/47 021655   perf (L)
G/47 359000        TS  
G/48 467089   perf (SB)
G/48 533000   perf TS
G/48 550063 inperf (HA)
G/48 973000 inperf TS 

10 Rupees 1948 June 1st
J/45 131588 (SB)

Source 

TS  Tuan Sallay
(L) lakdiva.org
(S) spink.com Archive
(SB) sixbid-coin-archive.com
(C) colnect.com
(B) banknote.ws
(D) delcampe.net
(DNW) Dix Noonan Webb dnw.co.uk
(HA) Heritage Auctions
(I) banknoteindex.com
    eBay.com if Not given
(F) facebook.com
(N) numismondo.net
(W) ceylonnotes.com ceyloncurrency@gmail.com  /+94772819425
(X) ceylonnotes.blogspot.com dilminidu2006@yahoo.com / +94772819425

All notes have Signatures of Commissionors of Currency C. E. Jones and T. D. Perera

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