Government of Ceylon : 1941
George VI Pictorial - Rs. 2.

King George VI Pictorial Two Rupees currency note issued dated 1st February 1941 by the Board of Commissioners of Currency during WWII with legend Promise to Pay ...
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LK:SCWPM #031
The Notes are 127 by 76 mm i.e. 5 by 3 inches and with ¼ inch perforated counterfoil the booklets are 5¼ inches wide.
Printed by lithography process in India Government Security Press.
Water-mark: Ratnapura Raised Lion with whip on paper manufactured by Messrs Portals Ltd.

Front : Violet on Brown, and blue underprint. Portrait of King George VI on the left, a water-mark panel on the right, and the value in words TWO RUPEES in single lines in center and in figures 2 slanted on the top two corners. GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON in an arc above PROMISE TO PAY BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF in an arc and two lines. The date 1ST FEBRUARY 1941 appears above the two facsimile signatures H.J. Huxham & C.H. Collins with COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY below. The centered Serial number below. Lower the value රුපියල් දෙකයි in Sinhala on left, and இரண்டு ரூபாய் in Thamil on right.
Back : Violet on a Lilac, Green, and Orange tint underprint with Micro printing text THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON. Pictorial at center with caption SIGIRIYA ROCK with lake and foliag in foreground. Centered on top THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON in an arc. The value in figures 2 on four corners, with upper two slanted. Lower the value රුපියල් දෙකයි in Sinhala on left, and இரண்டு ரூபாய் in Thamil on right.

Date on BankNoteSignatures of Commissioners of CurrencyFirst Serial #Mintage
in K		Booklets
1ST FEBRUARY 1941
H.J. Huxham
C.H. Collins 		E/l 000001 2500
E/3 500001 1000 40K
E/4 500001 277

Booklets issued with 25 Notes each with single staple on left on 1/4 inch (6 mm) perforated counterfoil with baige soft board covers on front and back. Printed on front cover GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON underlined with 25 CURRENCY NOTES OF Rs. 2. in 3 lines below.
The notes were demonetized with all notes dated before 1950 December 31st on 1955 August 26th and ceased to be legal tender with effect 1956 August 31st.

The details of this issue are from Sri Lanka Currency of Recent Times 1938-1985 T. M. U. Sallay, 1986 Colombo:Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

On right is a scan of photograph of Sigiriya Rock used by Artist for the line drawing used on the Rs 2 KGVI pictorial note.

The Unc Specimen note waa scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi. I thank Mr Tuan Sallay for it.