The Banknotes of Ceylon

Banknote production status: EXTINCT. Ceylon is now known as Sri Lanka.

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The Government of Ceylon (1885-1949)

P16b	1 Rupee 1st October 1925
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P34	1 Rupee 19th September 1942
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P34	1 Rupee 1st March 1949
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P35	2 Rupees 20th December 1941
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P35	2 Rupees 4th August 1943
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P36	5 Rupees 12th July 1944
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P38a	100 Rupees 24th June 1945
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P43a	10 Cents 1st February 1942
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P43a	10 Cents 14th July 1942
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P43b	10 Cents 23rd December 1943
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P44a	25 Cents 1st February 1942
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P45a	50 Cents 1st February 1942
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Central Bank of Ceylon (1951-1982)

P49	1 Rupee 3rd June 1952
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P50	2 Rupees 16th October 1954
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P53	100 Rupees 16th October 1954
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P54	5 Rupees 16th October 1954
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P55	10 Rupees 16th October 1954
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P56b	1 Rupee 1958 - 4 - 9
Without security thread. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P56b	1 Rupee 1959-9-11
Without security thread. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P56c	1 Rupee 1963 - 6 - 5
With security thread. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P57b	2 Rupees 1962 - 1 - 29
With security thread. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P58a	5 Rupees 1959 - 7 - 1
Without security thread. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P58b	5 Rupees 1962 - 1 - 29
With security thread. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P59a	10 Rupees 1959 - 9 - 11
Without security thread. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P61	100 Rupees 1956 - 10 - 24
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P64	10 Rupees 1964 - 6 - 12
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P64	10 Rupees 1964 - 8 - 28
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P65c	50 Rupees 1965 - 4 - 6
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P67a	2 Rupees 1965 - 9 - 9
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P73b	5 Rupees 1974 - 07 - 16
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P74c	10 Rupees 1975 - 10 - 06
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P74d	10 Rupees 1977 - 08 - 26
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P77	50 Rupees 1970 - 10 - 26
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P78	100 Rupees 1970-10-26
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P79a	50 Rupees 1974-08-27
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P80a	100 Rupees 1974-08-27
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P81	50 Rupees 1977 - 08 - 26
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P83a	2 Rupees 1979 - 03 - 26
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P84a	5 Rupees 1979 - 03 - 26
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P85a	10 Rupees 1979 - 03 - 26
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P86a	20 Rupees 1979 - 03 - 26
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P87a	50 Rupees 1979 - 03 - 26
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P88a	100 Rupees 1979-03-26
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P89	500 Rupees 1981-01-01
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P90a	1000 Rupees 1981-01-01
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P91a	5 Rupees 1982 - 01 - 01
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P92a	10 Rupees 1982 - 01 - 01
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P93a	20 Rupees 1982 - 01 - 01
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P94a	50 Rupees 1982 - 01 - 01
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P95a	100 Rupees 1982 - 01 - 01
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