Government of Ceylon
George VI Pictorial Specimens

During WWII the Ceylon Board of Commissioners of Currency issued notes with a fraction of a Rupee to overcome shortage of metal. Three with portrait of King George VI of 50. 25 and 10 cents were printed at Currency Note Press (CNP) at Nashik, India.

Printed at Currency Note Press (CNP) at Nashik, India.
Blue
95x44 mm - 10 cents note
Brown
102x51 mm - 25 cents note
Green
108x57 mm - 50 Cents note

Red SPECIMEN stamped in fron upper left margin. Prefix with 000000 at back.

The images of the Specimen notes are from Auctions and Numismatic Archives and are displayed at 25 dpi.

See other Specimen S-Notes in notes.lakdiva.org.lk a website for
Banknotes of Ceylon and Sri Lanka since 1785.