Government of Ceylon
King George VI - 1st October 1939
Essay of a full series of notes with uncommon portrait of King George
VI with date 1st October 1939. With the legality statement
with no Promise to Pay and words Legal Tender used on
Ceylon Banknotes only after 1941 September, these essays were probably
done in 1941 probably by Currency Note Press (CNP) a division of the
India Security Press, Nasik, for the Commissioners of Currency of
Ceylon putting a fictitious older date.
A smilier left facing portrait of King George VI was used in Indian
notes
issued with No date in between 1937 and 1943.
Born on 1895 December 14th, Prince George, ascended to the throne on
1936 December 11th, on abdication of his brother King Edward VIII.
George VI, and was coronated on 1937 May 12th.
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| Denomination | : 1 Rupee |
English | : One Rupee |
| Sinhala | : රුපියලයි |
Thamil | : ஒரு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 114 x 64 mm
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| Denomination | : 2 Rupees |
English | : Two Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දෙකයි |
Thamil | : இரண்டு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 127 x 76 mm
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| Denomination | : 5 Rupees |
English | : Five Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පහයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 140 x 89 mm
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| Denomination | : 10 Rupees |
English | : Ten Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දහයයි
| Thamil | : பத்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 152x 102 mm
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| Denomination | : 50 Rupees |
English | : Fifty Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පනහයි
| Thamil | : ஐம்பது ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 165 x 114 mm
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| Denomination | : 100 Rupees |
English | : One Hundred Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් සියයයි |
Thamil | : நூறு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 178 x 127 mm
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| Denomination | : 500 Rupees |
English | : Five Hundred Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පන්සියයයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 191 x 140 mm
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| Denomination | : 1000 Rupees |
English | : One Thousand Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දාහයි |
Thamil | : ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 191 x 140 mm
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Front: THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON on top.
below which legality statement
THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER IN CEYLON FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
Below centered in middle in huge font VALUE RUPEES in one or two lines.
Below which value in Sinhala
රුපියල්
on left, and value in Thamil
ரூபாய்
on right. Portrait of George VI facing left in oval in center right,
and blank watermark space in circle on left.
Date COLOMBO 1ST OCTOBER 1939.
In two lines each FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON on left
and COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY on right.
Numeric Value with RUPEES below in two (center left and upper right)
in Rs 1 and 2 and all four corners in all other denominations.
Two Serial Numbers with prefix on either side.
All within a rectangular decorated border and background,
Back: Geometric design with Numeric Value with RUPEES below and
Numeric value in three or all four corners of only the lower denominations
Re1 Rs2 and Rs5.
The notes at xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx and xx dpi and displayed at
about 50 dpi if assuming height of 1941 notes.
If you have any of the missing images or denominations or images of higher resolution
please contribute to kavanr @ gmail.com
Sold in Dubai on 2016 September 17 at Numisbing, LLC Auction 4 for grand Total of
US$6950+17.5%BP
The Gray-scale images of archival photographic proofs have been Sepia toned.