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 with a scribbled date of 1966-1-11 on Black & White Photographic print.
The Front on right panel 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 Modern Lankan Structures represnting Development.
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 : |
Colombo Port Building with 9 Ships at sea in Background.
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| Denomination | : 5 Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පහයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 125x 64 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 820 |
| Back Pictorial : |
Gal Oya Dam and Reservoir with Inginiyagala mountain in background.
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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 : |
Reservoir and
Castlereigh Dam across Kehelgamu Oya, a major tributary to the
Kelani River, few km south-west of Hatton, Sri Lanka.
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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 828 |
| Back Pictorial : |
New Building for the Central Bank of Ceylon which moved to it in 1964.
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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 829 |
| Back Pictorial : |
Parliament House built in 1930 (Now Presidential Secretariat) with
statue of D. S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Ceylon in front.
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Front:
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 the theme Modern Lankan Structures represnting Development.
On top
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 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 814,820,824,825
Photographic Essays Unsold for about Total US$1000+20%BP.
The Gray-scale images of archival photographic proofs have been Sepia toned.