Bradbury Wilkinson
Central Bank of Ceylon
Essay with date 1966-1-15
A Bradbury Wilkinson Banknote design Essay series with the date
1966-1-15 and a scribbled date of 1966-1-10 on Black & White Photographic print.
The Front on right has a drawing of the Statue of Sage Pulasthi
(Popular King ParakramaBahu 1053-1086) in medieval city of Polonnaruwa,
Sri Lanka facing forward left.
The Back has images of Ancient Lankan Ruins or WildLife from Lanka.
A series of notes designed for the replacement of the SWRD Image after
the victory in the Parliamentary elections held on 1965 March 20th of
the UNP led by Dudley Senanayake son of D. S. Senanayake.
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| Denomination | : 2 Rupees |
English | : Two Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දෙකයි |
Thamil | : இரண்டு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 114x 59 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 814 |
| Back Pictorial : |
Moonstone and entrance to the Queen's pavailion in Ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
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| Denomination | : 5 Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පහයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 125x 64 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 815 |
| Back Pictorial : |
Moonstone and entrance to the Vatadage in medieval city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
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| Denomination | : 10 Rupees |
English | : Ten Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දහයයි
| Thamil | : பத்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 140x 70 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 816 |
| Back Pictorial : |
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens of Sri Lanka in Background and a Cattleliya Orchid on right.
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| Denomination | : 50 Rupees |
English | : Fifty Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පනහයි |
Thamil | : ஐம்பது ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 151 x 79 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 817 |
| Back Pictorial : |
On left Leopard laying on rock, looking forward right, towards a Stag
in bottom right. Scrub jungle with two coconut palms in background.
A squirrel on the upper right, a monkey on lower left, and two Jungle
fowl and a branch with a bird on upper left.
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| Denomination | : 100 Rupees |
English | : One Hundred Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් සියයයි |
Thamil | : நூறு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 162x 86 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 819 |
| Back Pictorial : |
On left Elephant facing right with trunk up in River.
Mountains and Scrub jungle and either side of river in background.
On lower right, a pot with two decorative dancing elephants on the
either side of a funnel.
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Front: A small bird on upper light hand side below Numeric value.
On right facing forward left, Statue of Sage Pulasthi (Popular King
ParakramaBahu 1053-1086) in medieval city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
At top ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala.
ලංකාණ්ඩුව වෙනුවෙන් නිකුත් කරන ලද මේ මුදල් නෝට්ටුව ලංකාව ඇතුළත ඕනෑම මුදල් ගණනක් ගෙවිම සඳහා නිතියෙන් වලංගුය
in four lines.
The Numeric date 1966-1-15 without leading zero at center.
Facsimile signatures in Sinhala of
U. B. Wanninayake above
මුදල් ඈමති,
and of W. Rajapatirana above
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති. below.
Value in Sinhala රුපියල්
Thamil ரூபாய்
and English RUPEES
Serial No at lower left and upper right.
Back: Pictorial on theme Ancient Lankan Ruins or Wildlife in Lanka.
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala,
Value in Sinhala රුපියල්
Thamil ரூபாய்
and English RUPEES. Numeric value 2,3 or 4 times.
Name of essayer not given but confirmed as Bradbury Wilkinson &
Co Ltd. by Association with other Photographic essays with the name.
The Gray-scale images of archival photographic proofs have been Sepia toned.
The notes at xx,xx,xx,xx and xx dpi are displayed at about
50 dpi if assuming height of 1971 notes.
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In 2016 January 16th Spink Hong Kong
Auction
16011 lots 814,815,816,817,819
Photographic Essays Unsold for about Total US$1000+20%BP.