Ceylon Dutch BankNote Catalog

 Date List of Currency of Ceylon from 1785 till 1796

Printed by Dutch Press, Colombo. 
Till 1794 the Date and Denomination may not have been Printed but hand written
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Dutch Ceylan Ryksdaalders Kredit Brief Notes 
DB08  1785-05-10  D  Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.  100 S11  Cancelled 1787-04-05
DB09  1785-05-10  C  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.  100 S12  Cancelled 1787-04-05
DB12  1785-05-10  B  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   10 S13  Cancelled 1787-04-05
DB13  1785-05-10  A  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    5 S14  Cancelled 1787-04-05
DB01  1785-10-24  E  Colombo     Ryxd    5   .L.  200 S21  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB02  1785-10-24  F  Colombo     Ryxd   10   .L.  200 S22  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB04  1785-10-24  G  Colombo     Ryxd   20   .L.  200 S23  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB08a 1785-10-24  H  Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.   40 S24  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09a 1785-10-24  I  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.  100 S25  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB10  1785-10-24  K  Colombo     Ryxd  200   .L.   40 S26  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12a 1785-10-24  L  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   20 S27  Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12b 1785-12-21  M  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   40      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13a 1785-12-21  N  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.   10      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB08b 1786-05-01  D  Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.  100      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09b 1786-05-01  C  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.  100      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12c 1786-05-01  B  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   10      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13b 1786-05-01  A  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    5      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09c 1787-01-10  P  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.  100      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB10a 1787-01-10  P  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   20      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13c 1787-01-10  P  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    4      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09d 1787-04-11  Q  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.  100      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB10b 1787-04-11  Q  Colombo     Ryxd  200   .L.   50      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB11  1787-04-11  Q  Colombo     Ryxd  400   .L.   24      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12d 1787-04-11  Q  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   20      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13d 1787-04-11  Q  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    9      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB25  1788-07-05  X  Trincomalee Ryxd   25   .L.   97      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB28  1788-07-05  Y  Trincomalee Ryxd   50   .L.    9      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB29  1788-07-05  Z  Trincomalee Ryxd  100   .L.    8      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09e 1788-07-31  O  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.   62      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB11a 1788-07-31  O  Colombo     Ryxd  400   .L.   19      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12e 1788-07-31  O  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   24      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13e 1788-07-31  O  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    2      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB10c 1788-09-24  N  Colombo     Ryxd  200   .L.   39      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB11b 1788-09-24  N  Colombo     Ryxd  400   .L.   88      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12f 1788-09-24  N  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   24      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13f 1788-09-24  N  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.   12      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12g 1788-12-20  W  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   25      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13g 1788-12-20  W  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    9      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB31  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd    5   .L.  482      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB32  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd   10   .L.  198      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB35  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd   25   .L.   39      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB38  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd   50   .L.    7      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB40  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd  200   .L.    8      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB42  1789-04-01  X  Batticaloa  Ryxd  500   .L.    4      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB31a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd    5   .L.  445      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB32a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd   10   .L.  294      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB35a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd   25   .L.   40      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB38a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd   50   .L.   20      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB40a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd  200   .L.    4      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB42a 1790-07-12  Y  Batticaloa  Ryxd  500   .L.    1      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB09f 1791-04-28  Z  Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L.   29      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB10d 1791-04-28  Z  Colombo     Ryxd  200   .L.   62      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB12h 1791-04-28  Z  Colombo     Ryxd  500   .L.   34      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB13h 1791-04-28  Z  Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .L.    9      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB01a 1791-08-10  AA Colombo     Ryxd    5   .L.   27      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB05  1791-08-10  AA Colombo     Ryxd   25   .L.   40      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB08c 1791-08-10  AA Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.   38      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB01b 1791-10-19  BB Colombo     Ryxd    5   .L.  198      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB02a 1791-10-19  BB Colombo     Ryxd   10   .L.   38      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB03  1791-10-19  BB Colombo     Ryxd   15   .L.   32      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB04a 1792-03-15  R  Colombo     Ryxd   20   .L.   25      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB05a 1792-03-15  R  Colombo     Ryxd   25   .L.   40      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB06  1792-03-15  R  Colombo     Ryxd   30   .L.   47      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB07  1792-03-15  R  Colombo     Ryxd   40   .L.   38      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB08d 1792-03-15  R  Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.   40      Cancelled 1793-12-17
DB04b 1792-07-24  S  Colombo     Ryxd   20   .L.   29      Cancelled 1793-12-17

DB08e 1793-11-15     Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L.   15
DB05b 1794-01-18     Colombo     Ryxd   25   .L.  855
DB08f 1794-01-18     Colombo     Ryxd   50   .L. 1032
DB09g 1794-01-18     Colombo     Ryxd  100   .L. 1081
DB11c 1794-01-18     Colombo     Ryxd  400   .L.  335
DB13i 1794-01-18     Colombo     Ryxd 1000   .P.  232      C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DB01c 1795-09-17     Colombo     Ryxd    5   $F.  777      C. van Angelbeek & T. G. Hofland
DB02b 1795-09-17     Colombo     Ryxd   10   .L.  814      C. van Angelbeek & T. G. Hofland
						          
Dutch Ceylan Ryksdaalders Kash Noot Notes          
DK01  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd    1   $F.      S41  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DK02  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd    2   $FL      S42  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DK03  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd    3   $F.      S43  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DK04  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd    4   $F.      S44  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DK05  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd    5   $F.      S45  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
DK06  1796-01-01     Colombo     Ryxd   10   $F.      S46  C. van Angelbeek & Abraham Samlent 
						          
.S.  Scan available
$F.  Facsimile printed.  
.L.  Listed in Codrington
.P.  Have Photograph
.N.  Reported. Need Image
Extracted from Coins and Currency of Ceylon by H. W. Codrington (1924) pages 141-142 Where did H. W. Codringto get the issue details of all these currency notes of which Specimens are unknown. The Pick numbers for the very few listed are given from SCWPM Specialized Issues 12th Edition (2013).