Known Prefix+Serial Numbers of
1885 to 1909 Government of Ceylon BankNotes

Collectors have to discover the Issue Dates and estimate range in prefix+Serial Number by collecting the Prefix+Serial Numbers on all the Government Ceylon Banknotes, with dates before 1913.

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Please look at the Prefix of Ceylon BankNotes in your collection or images of Ceylon Banknotes dated older than 1913 and if not listed below please report with Denomination, Date, Prefix+Serial number, This page http://notes.lakdiva.org.lk/ccgc/serial_1885-1909_data.html was updated with information of BankNote images found online or contributed till 2020 January 16th. 
1885 No Signature

1885-01-01   5r A1-00000 Proof Spink 5015 Lot 512
1885-01-01   5r A1-82189 Spink 19024 Lot 752 left half
1885-01-01   5r A2-00090 Spink 19024 Lot 752 Right half signed

1887 - 1894-01  Facsimile signatures. 2 Serials

1887-01-01   5r A1 -00000 Proof Spink 15009 Lot 141
1887-01-01   5r A4 -57281 Noble 137 Lot 1669

1891-07-01   5r A10-93815

1894-01-01  10r B5 -87116 HA 4006 lot 26321 (2018-09)
1894-01-01  10r B5 -98229 Noble 137 Lot 1682

1894-09 - 1909  Facsimile signatures. 4 Serials

1894-09-01   5r A4-567890 Proof Spink 5015 Lot 513
1894-09-01   5r A11-16386
1894-09-01   5r A13-49310 Gartner 35(2016-10-19) lot 30298
1894-09-01   5r A15-71008 ShP
1894-09-01   5r A17-85133 Baldwin 35(2016-02-09) lot 674
1894-09-01   5r A20-30126
1894-09-01   5r A21-16783
1894-09-01   5r A22-72410
1894-09-01   5r A23-12267 Noble 137 Lot 1670
1894-09-01   5r A23-84596 ShP
1894-09-01   5r A25-05095 Spink 15048 Lot 13
1894-09-01   5r A26-76747 Noble 137 Lot 1671

1894-09-01  10r B6 -42364 Noble 137 Lot 1682
1894-09-01  10r B6 -45095 ShP
1894-09-01  10r B7 -00000 Proof Spink 15009 Lot 142

1894-09-01  50r C1 -91609 CNM

1903-09-16   5r A27-00442 Spink 19023 Lot 141; 17008 Lot 1038
1903-09-16   5r A27-00443 ShP
1903-09-16   5r A28-50992 Noble 137 Lot 1672

1904-11-01   5r A31-09456
1904-11-01   5r A31-35987 ShP
1904-11-01   5r A36-02963 Noble 137 Lot 1673
1904-11-01   5r A36-38516 Spink 17008 Lot 1039

1907-01-10   5r A37-60108 Noonans 622 Lot 787

1908 05-18   5r A1 -00000 Spink 5015 Lot 512
1908 05-18   5r A42-47285 Spink 6019 Lot 58
1908 05-18   5r A43-04686 Noble 137 Lot 1674

1909-11-01   5r A49-50081 Spink 12023 Lot 203 
1909-11-01   5r A50-37295 Spink 19024 Lot 753
1909-11-01   5r A51-71032 Jackson
1909-11-01   5r A52-35465 Spink 17009 Lot 1299
1909-11-01   5r A56-58310 ShP
1909-11-01   5r A60-95209 Christies 2000-11-25 lot 262
1909-11-01   5r A62-32702
1909-11-01   5r A62-34017
1909-11-01   5r A62-97188 Spink 19023 Lot 142
1909-11-01   5r A63-74017 NuM
1909-11-01   5r A69-20000 TS

1908 05-18  10r B??-????? SCWPM
1908 05-18  10r B16-02693 Noble 137 Lot 1683

1909-11-01  10r B23-78794 Christies 2000-11-25 lot 263
1909-11-01  10r B24-79258 PdeS 

 
1909-11-01  50r C3 -09001 TS
1909-11-01  50r C3 -66714 HA 4002 lot 28172 (2018-01) 3530 lot 26158 (2014-09) 
1909-11-01  50r C3 -79000 TS

1909-11-01 100r D2 -29501 TS
1909-11-01 100r D2 -54500 TS

1913-01-20   5r A69-20001 TS
1913-01-20   5r A74-20000 TS
1913-01-20   5r A75-58191 Noble 137 Lot 1676

1913-01-20  10r B30-75001 TS
1913-01-20  10r B33-25000 TS

Sources

TS  Tuan Sallay
CNM - Colombo National Museum
ShP - ShamilP
NuM - numismondo.net

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