WWII Color Trial 25 cent note of 14th July 1942
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Green and Multicolour Pattern Specimen (Colour Trial). Not Issued.
Dated and Signed.
Metal clip used to File Specimen in Bank has stained note.
The Notes on paper with no watermark are 4 x 2 inches,
The Color Trial issues were printed in the Currency Note Press (CNP) a
division of the India Security Press (ISP), Nasik have the 0/00 000000
serial number in the peculiar font that was unique to the CNP.
I find it interesting that despite the war the Currency Board of Ceylon did spend the time to select it's colour, particularly for this second issue of this 25 cent fractional note.
This Color Trial is so far unpublished and this could be only one in a Private collection. I remember a specimen in the Currency Museum which was in poor condition after many years of open display.