Plan for a Sri Lanka currency web-site.
Introduction
Link to History of Currency issue in Ceylon/Sri Lanka
Link to Legislature of Currency issue including demonetization notices
Links to Index pages of different series with dates
Index pages for each series
Links to page with individual currency notes.
Links to Trials Patterns an Specimens
Table Chronological list signatures with dates like in Pick
Use image from
Unc or AU from my personal collection
Unc or AU from http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/shri_lanka.html
http://149.166.91.26/countries/sri_lanka.html
with preference to non-commercial contributor
Unc or AU from http://www.cgb.fr/billets/b16/ceylan0001.html
to http://www.cgb.fr/billets/b16/ceylan0020.html
Else best from from any of above with request contribution of Unc image
Filler scans from Sallay, G.P.H. Silva, or Krause-Pick
Both sides under each other 100dpi display .jpg 50%
Single page for same denomination/Type and signature with only date change
Range in dates of issue and demonetization if done.
Table Dates of issue with Serial Number range and Mintage
Size of note - Weight of note ? - Thickness ?
Printer
Krause/Pick Number
Compute - Total Mintage if Serial Number ranges are known
- Issues - number of Dates issued
- Lifetime - Years it was Current
Description of images on note with comments
Description of WaterMarks on paper and location
security printing and location if any
security thread if any
Source of image. Acknowledgments with links if any.
First do the range covered in Sallay's book
Try to get Serial Number range of Newer issues from CBSL
See Also
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html
http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/hist1913.cfm
http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/data/us/calc/hist1800.cfm
http://www.geocities.com/currencyden/buy.html
Bradbury-Wilkinson
Established in 1850s by Henry Bradbury. Maker of currency and postage
stamps. Acquired by Thomas de la Rue in 1986.
http://www.booneshares.com/WE.html
De La Rue
Established 1813 as Thomas De La Rue, changed to "The De La Rue
Company Limited" in 1958, later "The De La Rue Company plc" and in
1991 to "De La Rue plc." Maker of postage stamps (since 1855), paper
money (since 1860), and physical security (from 1988-98).
Basingstoke; Hampshire; RG22 4BS United Kingdom
http://www.delarue.com/about/corporate/history.asp