This listing is for the photographed 1942 Government of Ceylon 1 Rupee Bank Note. Issued by the British authority in Ceylon on September 19th, 1942. These notes were introduced as a war time measure during WWII from the British Government under King George VI. This note has the prefix A/28, differentiating it from other issues. The obverse of this note displays a portrait of King George VI of England on the left end of the note. The reverse of this note portrays a native figure riding an elephant at the center. Beautiful note with a fascinating history, making it a must have for any collection! P#34 (Pick Number 34).
The British Government established the colony of Ceylon in 1786. It lasted until 1948 with the Sri Lanka independence movement, where the country was then on known as Sri Lanka. While under British rule the monetary system of the Rupee was established, printing paper currency from 1885 onward. After the monetary crisis of 1884 on the island, British Ceylon enacted a paper currency ordinance which created a central currency authority and placed the Ceylon Rupee on par with their Indian counterpart. Although Ceylon gained its independence from Britian in 1948 the island remained under partial British control under the same name until 1957 when it officially unaligned itself with British authority and was renamed Sri Lanka.
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1942 Government of Ceylon 1 Rupee Note - WWII Era Banknote, King George VI Issue - Sri Lanka Note - 1942 British Ceylon One Rupee Note- P#34