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Front:
On left portrait of king George VI in frame.
On top center CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.
Below prefix A 10 000000 Serial.
Below centered in middle in large font VALUE RUPEES in two lines.
Below which Place and Date COLOMBO 1ST JUNE 1951.
Below two panels with 4 lines of small print on left
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER IN CEYLON FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
and on right THIS NOTE IS A LIABILITY OF THE
CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON AND IS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON
Space for two facsimile signatures, below which in small font
MINISTER OF FINANCE on left
and GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK on right.
At bottom on either side value in Sinhala
රුපියල්,
on left, and value in Thamil
ரூபாய்
on right. On either top corner and left of center the Numeric Value.
All within a rectangular decorated pabel.
Back: In a geometric mosaic with Panel on left for watermark
at center CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.
below VALUE RUPEE in one lines.
Above Value in Sinhala on left
රුපියල්,
and value in Thamil on right
ரூபாய்
Numeric Value on Upper and lower Right.
The essayer name is not given on essay. No Date scribbled on front of essay card.
The second part of the Legality statement which was excluded from subsequent essay and all issued notes is an explicit statement of Authority for issue and liability of CBC.
The notes at xx dpi is displayed at about 50 dpi if assuming
height of 1952 notes of these denominations.
If you have any of images of other denomination of this essay
please contribute to kavanr @ gmail.com
This essays was listed in 2019 October 2nd Spink
Auction
19088 lot 324
and sold for £190+29%(BP+Tax+VAT).
I thank the owner of Auction 9025 lot 432 in a Private Collection for
the image of backs of 2 Rupees and 5 Rupees which was not shown in Listing.
The Gray-scale image of archival photographic proof of Rs 1 essay have
been Sepia toned.