Central Bank of Ceylon
Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Essay - No Date(1956)

A single undated Essay from Waterlow & Sons Limited after 1956 and before around 1962 when the Armorial Ensign of Ceylon adopted for all denomination notes. Printing continued in Bradbury Wilkinson who retained the printing contract from Central Bank of Ceylon for issue of Currency Notes.

Denomination: 5 Rupees Base Color: Orange & Brown
Under-print: Yellow English : Five Rupees
Sinhala:  රුපියල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து ரூபாய்
Size :  133x 73 mm Spink Auction 9025 lot 443
The back essay was not listed with Auction, or any other found online.
Denomination: 10 Rupees Base Color: Green
Under-print: Pink & Blue English : Ten Rupees
Sinhala :  රුපියල් දහයයි Thamil : பத்து ரூபாய்
Size :  146x 79 mm Lockdales Auction 207 lot 550
Front Pictorial :  On left Elephant with trunk up. On right upper Armorial Ensign of Ceylon.
Back Pictorial  :  Unknown

Front: Left Center sculpture of human with smaller humans statue above. Armorial Ensign of Ceylon at center right. 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 පහයි in upper center. Thamil ஐந்து ரூபாய் lower left of center, and English FIVE RUPEES on upper right.
Serial No A/1 000000 at Upper left and Lower right. No Date or location for signatures.
Back: Polonnaruwa Ruins looking towards Watadage from Hetadage with Bodhsattva Shrine and Dalada Maluwa on farside (Red & Green).
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 පහයි Thamil ஐந்து ரூபாய் and English FIVE RUPEES Printer WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON on center bottom margin,

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The essay was listed in Spink 2009 October 2nd Banknote Auction lot 443; I thank the buyer of Auction 9025 lot 443 in a Private Collection for the image of back which was not shown in Auction listing.