The Rubber Controller of Ceylon
1st August 1941 - Final Issue Coupons
Ceylon Government Rubber export Restriction
Final Issue Coupons dated 1st August 1941
and issued by the Rubber Controller of Ceylon during WWII under
of the Rubber Control Ordinance.
Denomination | : 1 lbs |
English | : One Pound |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් එකයි |
>Thamil | : ஒரு இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 122 x 91 mm |
Perforation | : Left edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : A |
Status | : Mint-Unclipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-223 |
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Denomination | : 5 lbs |
English | : Five Pounds |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් පහයි |
Thamil | : ஐந்து இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 140 x 105 mm |
Perforation | : Left edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : B |
Status | : Mint-Unclipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-224 |
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Denomination | : 10 lbs |
English | : Ten Pounds |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් දහයයි |
Thamil | : பத்து இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 144 x 100 mm |
Perforation | : Left edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : E |
Status | : 1-Corner-clipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-225 |
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Denomination | : 50 lbs |
English | : Fifty Pounds |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් පණහයි |
Thamil | : ஐம்பது இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 162 x 120 mm |
Perforation | : Top edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : H |
Status | : Mint-Unclipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-226 |
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Denomination | : 100 lbs |
English | : One Hundred Pounds |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් සියයයි |
Thamil | : நூறு இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 172 x 124 mm |
Perforation | : Top edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : K |
Status | : Mint-Unclipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-227 |
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Denomination | : 1000 lbs |
English | : One Thousand Pounds |
Sinhala | : රාත්තල් දාහයි |
Thamil | : ஆயிரம் இறாத்தல் |
Size | : 184 x 137 mm |
Perforation | : Top edge |
Watermark | : Restriction |
Serial Prefix | : M |
Status | : Mint-Unclipped |
SACPM Catalog | : SRI-228 |
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Front : Black Text printed on a geometric mosaic of Yellow
& Pink including about 80 times repeated word RUBBER along
yellow border within a slightly larger Pink border.
At top and bottom center of Border an ellipse with 1941 in Pink.
Drawing of a stack of sheet Rubber in Pink in center withn a wreath of leaves in Yellow.
Just inside border CEYLON in yellow on upper left and lower
right, and COUPON in Pink on lower left and upper right
corners.
On top left The Rubber Controller of Ceylon below which
Centered
authorizes the Bearer to Export subject to Customs Duties and Tax
from Ceylon in 2 lines.
Centered in middle (WEIGHT) POUNDS / of / DRY RUBBER .
Large Numeric (WEIGHT) / Pounds on either side of
two plane lines horizontal between which the Text FINAL Issue, 1941
in English, 1941
කේ අවසානවරට නිකුත්කිරිම in Sinhala
and 1941
ம் ௵ கடைசிக் தடவைக் கூப்பன் in Thamil in 3 lines.
Below රාත්තල් (weight) in Sinhala
and (weight) இறாத்தல் in Thamil.
At bottom left COLOMBO above date 1st August 1941.
At bottom right facsimile signature of P. Saravanamuttu
above designation Rubber Controller.
Six Digit Serial number with prefix on lower left and upper right.
Back : Blank.
WaterMark : On all denominations the word RESTRICTION in
a line in middle with words CEYLON above and GOVERNMENT
below in two arcs forming an ellipse, using an outline Font lighter
than background.
The logo is 4 inches wide and 2 inches high and oriented to the top in
lower denominations (1,5,10 lbs) and to right in higher denominations
(50,100,1000 lbs). The logo is repeated every 4 inches giving a 2
inch gap, and is seen twice on these larger notes. But as the logos
are not centered on coupon, parts of it may have got clipped out by
edge of the coupon.
Perforations are seen on the left edge of all the lower denominations
(1, 5, 10 lbs) and on the top edge on the higher denominations (50,
100, 1000 lbs) indicating the coupons were issued in booklets for all
these denominations.
1, 10, 100, and 1000 lbs Rubber coupons from lakdiva Notes Collection
scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi.
I thank Johanne Dekker for the 300 dpi scan of the 5, and 50 lbs
Rubber coupon from his Collection.