Central Bank of Ceylon 1956-1968
Bradbury Wilkinson Essay - No Date

Elevem Banknote design Essays which was not adopted by the Central Bank of Ceylon for issue of Currency Notes.
All but last Rs100 has name of essay BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO LD NEW MALDEN. SURREY, ENGLAND on Bottom margin of back.

The existing design with Armorial Ensign of Ceylon adopted for all denomination notes in 1956 was continued till 1963, with only the symbol in front changing to portrait to SWRD in 1962 November and Pulasthi statue, in 1965 September.
Denomination: 1 Rupees Base Color: Blue
Under-print: Pink, Violet, Green & Yellow English : One Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියලයි Thamil : ஒரு ரூபாய்
Size :  108x 60 mm Spink Auction 12024 lot 65
Front Pictorial :  Two stylized Peacocks facing right and left on either side of text on right of center.
Back Pictorial  :  In center image of Horse standing right made up of Seven female forms.
Saptha nari Thuranga Identity and Location needs to be confirmed.
Denomination: 1 Rupees Base Color: Blue
Under-print: Pink, Violet, Green & Yellow English : One Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියලයි Thamil : ஒரு ரூபாய்
Size :  108x 60 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 199
Front Pictorial :  National flower Nil Manel lotus on right at center.
Back Pictorial  :  Deer facing right on left.
Denomination: 2 Rupees Base Color: Brown
Under-print: Pink, Green & Blue English : Two Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් දෙකයි Thamil : இரண்டு ரூபாய்
Size :  121x 67 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 200
Front Pictorial :  Statue seated arms held high holding branch on left center.
Back Pictorial  :  Orchid Flower at center
Denomination: 2 Rupees Base Color: Brown
Under-print: Pink, Green & Blue English : Two Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් දෙකයි Thamil : இரண்டு ரூபாய்
Size :  121x 67 mm Spink Auction 12023 lot 233
Front Pictorial :  Armorial Ensign of Ceylon on left center.
Back Pictorial  :  Frieze with two panels each with a Elephant (Brown & Multicolor)
Denomination: 5 Rupees Base Color: Red
Under-print: Blue, Green & Violet English : Five Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து ரூபாய்
Size :  133x 73 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 201
Front Pictorial :  Floral design on underprint. Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at left top.
Back Pictorial  :  Sigiriya Fresco with single maiden facing left in yellow on right.
Denomination: 5 Rupees Base Color: Red & Brown
Under-print: Blue, Green & Violet English : Five Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து ரூபாய்
Size :  133x 73 mm Spink Auction 13034 lot 201; 18050 lot 101
Front Pictorial :  On left statue standing on one leg uplifting pot in right hand.
Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at center bottom.
Back Pictorial  :  On right three Elephants facing forward right drinking in River.
Denomination: 5 Rupees Base Color: Blue
Under-print: Blue, Green & Red English : Five Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து ரூபாய்
Size :  133x 73 mm SAS Auction of Derek Friday Collection lot 206
Derek Friday worked at Bradbury Wilkinson from the 1950s until the 1980s.
Front Pictorial :  Peacock with head turned back. Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at left top.
Back Pictorial  :  On right three Elephants facing forward right drinking in River.
Denomination: 10 Rupees Base Color: Green
Under-print: Orange Blue & Yellow English : Ten Rupees
Sinhala :  රුපියල් දහයයි Thamil : பத்து ரூபாய்
Size :  140x 70 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 203; 18050 lot 102
Front Pictorial :  At center Sigiriya Fresco Damsel with a tray of fruit facing right. Orchid on right center.
Back Pictorial  :  At center Sigiriya Rock with lake in foreground. Hibiscus flowers on right bottom.
Denomination: 10 Rupees Base Color: Green
Under-print: Tellow, Pink & Blue English : Ten Rupees
Sinhala :  රුපියල් දහයයි Thamil : பத்து ரூபாய்
Size :  146x 79 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 202
Front Pictorial :  Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at center bottom with seated lions with lifted paw facing forward on either side. Floral border and underprint.
Back Pictorial  :  Female Dancer facing forward, with right hand raised, left on knee on left.
Denomination: 50 Rupees Base Color: Blue
Under-print: Green Brown & Violet English : Fifty Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පනහයි Thamil : ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
Size :  159x 79 mm Spink Auction 12023 lot 234
Front Pictorial :  Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at left upper.
Back Pictorial :  In middle Lovers Statue in Isurumuniya, in Ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Denomination: 50 Rupees Base Color: Blue
Under-print: Green Brown & Purple English : Fifty Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පනහයි Thamil : ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
Size :  159x 79 mm Spink Auction 13034 lot 202; 18050 lot 104
Front Pictorial :  Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at left center.
Back Pictorial  :  A poor rendering of the famous 5th Century Sigiriya Fresco of bare breasted damsel with flower in hand and a maiden behind carrying in right hand what was called by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a representation of an ancient communication device.
Denomination: 100 Rupees Base Color: Brown
Under-print: Pink & Yellow English : One Hundred Rupees
Sinhala :  රුපියල් සියයයි Thamil : நூறு ரூபாய்
Size : 171 x 98 mm Spink Auction 12022 lot 204
Front Pictorial :  Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at middle left. Floral background design.
Back Pictorial :  Old Central Bank Building (present Presidential Secretariat)(Purple and Brown) at center.
The Front essay was not listed with Auction, or any other found online. Style of Back with No Essayer name appears to matche others on this page.
Denomination: 100 Rupees Base Color: Brown
Under-print: Pink & Yellow English : One Hundred Rupees
Sinhala :  රුපියල් සියයයි Thamil : நூறு ரூபாய்
Size : 162 x 86 mm
Front Pictorial :  Unknown
Back Pictorial :  Temple of Tooth Relic behind lake in Kandy.

Front: At top ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala, with இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil and CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON below in English above ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය in three lines. Value in Sinhala රුපියල් Thamil ரூபாய் and English RUPEES
On Rs 10 and Rs100 No date or dummy signatures above මුදල් ඈමති, and same above මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති Dummy Serial No as 123456 without prefix in lower and P##/000000 with prefix in higher denominations.
Back: On top ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala, இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil and CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON in English below. Value in Sinhala රුපියල් Thamil ரூபாய் and English RUPEES At bottom margin in small script
BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO LD NEW MALDEN. SURREY, ENGLAND.

The notes at xx,xx,xx,xx,xx and xx dpi are displayed at about 50 dpi if assuming height of 1956 notes.
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The 11 lots with essays listed in 5 Spink Banknote Auctions from 2012 April 24th Auction lots 199-204; 2012 October 2nd Auction lots 233-234; 2012 December 12th Auction lot 65; and 2013 December 5th Auction lots 201-202.
The Rs 10 essay shown above listed in 2018 October 3rd Auction lot 102 in PCGS Currency holder as part of Ibrahim Salem collection of World banknotes with estimate £1800-£2400 remained unsold with most of the other Ceylon essays listed in that Auction.