Bradbury Wilkinson Essay for
Central Bank of Ceylon
with date 1966-11-22
A Bradbury Wilkinson Banknote design Essay series with the date 1966-11-22
with a scribbled date of 1966-12-23 on Black & White Photographic print.
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.
Only a Rs 100 Sri Lanka currency Notes were issued with that date
using the existing design with the drawing of statue of Sage Pulasthi
in medieval city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka as adopted for notes of all
denomination notes in 1964, and continued for the lower denominations
with post 1970 election date starting 1971-2-1.
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| Denomination | : 2 Rupees |
Base Color | : Brown (Default Color) |
| Under-print | : Unknown |
English | : Two Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දෙකයි |
Thamil | : இரண்டு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 114x 59 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 814 |
| Front Pictorial : |
Statue of Sage Pulasthi in medieval city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
(Popular known as King ParakramaBahu 1053-1086)
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New Building for the Central Bank of Ceylon which moved to it in 1964.
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| Denomination | : 5 Rupees |
Base Color | : Red (Default Color) |
| Under-print | : Unknown |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පහයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 125x 64 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 820 |
| Front Pictorial : |
Late S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike(1899-1959),
Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956-1959) SLFP
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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 | : 10 Rupees |
Base Color | : Green (Default Color) |
| Under-print | : Unknown |
English | : Ten Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් දහයයි
| Thamil | : பத்து ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 140x 70 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 824 |
| Front Pictorial : |
Late D. S. Senanayake (1883-1952),
First Prime Minister of Independent Ceylon(1948-1952).
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University of Peradeniya Campus, Sri Lanka.
Administrative Block and Arts Faculty.
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| Denomination | : 50 Rupees |
Base Color | : Blue (Default Color) |
| Under-print | : Unknown |
English | : Fifty Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් පනහයි |
Thamil | : ஐம்பது ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 151 x 79 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 825 |
| Front Pictorial : |
Lankan Statesmen (Identity needs to be confirmed)
Unlikely to be another of D. S. Senanayake as listed by Spink.
| | Back Pictorial : |
Three ships in Sri Lanka Colombo harbour with three tug boats.
Sun low in western horizon behind clouds in Background.
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| Denomination | : 100 Rupees |
Base Color | : Dark Brown (Default Color) |
| Under-print | : Unknown |
English | : One Hundred Rupees |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල් සියයයි |
Thamil | : நூறு ரூபாய் |
| Size | : 162x 86 mm |
Spink Auction 16011 lot 825 |
| Front Pictorial : |
Late Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933)
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Rubber Tapper in rubber plantation, Two Tea pluckers next to bushes,
Three coconut trees in background next to two huts, and two farmers
replanting Rice. All Females.
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Front: Portrait of Lankan Statesmen on Right facing left.
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 a single line of Microprint.
The Numeric date 1966-11-22 without leading zero right of Protrait.
Facsimile signatures in Sinhala of
U. B. Wanninayake above
මුදල් ඈමති,
and of W. Rajapatirana above
මහ බැංකුවේ අධිපති. left of portrait.
Value in Sinhala රුපියල්
Thamil ரூபாய்
and English RUPEES
Serial No at lower left and upper right.
Back: Pictorial on the theme Lankan Statesmen.
On top
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala,
Value in Sinhala රුපියල්
Thamil ரூபாய்
and English RUPEES
Name of essayer not given but clearly Bradbury Wilkinson &
Co Ltd by Association with other Photographic essays with name.
Who is shown on Rs50 note. At first glance seems to be another of
D.S.Senanayake, but IMHO that it is unlikely for them th propose 2
notes out of 5 the have same personality with the rest different,
unless it was a place holder. His son Dudly Senanayake who was Prime
Minister at the time was most often shown with spectacles.
The Gray-scale photographic essays are presented as Sepia tone as they did
not print well when colorized to default color as in that denomination
note of era.
The notes at xx,xx,xx,xx and xx dpi are displayed at about
50 dpi if assuming height of 1971 notes.
If you have any of missing images or images of higher resolution
please contribute to kavanr @ gmail.com
In 2016 January 16th Spink Hong Kong
Auction
16011 lots 814,820,824,825
Photographic Essays Unsold for about Total US$1000+20%BP.