Ceylon BankNote Essays Catalog
This Provitional catalog of Ceylon essays with 150 records is restricted to
banknote designs which were never used to issue a banknote,
and ignores color trials, color separations, specimens etc of issued notes.
The Government of Ceylon
GC Promise to Pay
ET02a 1919-12-08 TDLR F Gry 500 S.. G. Thomson & B. Senior A/3 00000 GC - Colonial Type
ET02b 1925-10-01 TDLR F RGB 500 SS. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods A/3 00000 GC - Colonial Type
Ceylon Pictorial essays
ET03a 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Fishing Boat
ET03b 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Elephant
ET03c 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Catamaran
ET03d 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Rowing Boat
ET04a 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 10 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Sigiriya Rock
ET04b 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 10 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Scrub jungle
ET04c 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 10 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Siripada
ET04d 1928-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 10 $F. E.B.Alexander & W.W.Woods 000000 GC - Bullock Cart
Elephant Head Watermark
EB03a 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. none A/1 000000 GC - Woman with Pot
EB03b 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. none A/1 000000 GC - Ferry
EB03c 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. none A000000 GC - Dalada Maligawa
EB04a 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. none A/1 000000 GC - Dalada Maligawa
EB04b 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. none A/1 000000 GC - Kandyan Chief
EB04c 1928-10-01 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. none A000000 GC - Lanka Road Map
King George V essays
EB11 1936-06-30 BWCL F Gry 1 S.. H.J.Huxham & C.H.Collinse 000,000 GC - King George V
EB14 1936-03-23 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. H.J.Huxham & C.H.Collinse 000000 GC - King George V
King George VI essays
EC09 1938-07-01 CNP FB RGB 1000 SS. Sig nature & S.I,Gnature 0/00 000000 GC - King George VI
GC Legal Tender
ET12 1938-07-01 TDLR FB Gry 2 SS. Signature & Signature N/25 000000 GC - King George VI R
ET13 1938-07-01 TDLR FB Gry 5 SS. Signature & Signature N/25 000000 GC - King George VI R
ET14 1938-07-01 TDLR F Gry 10 S.. Signature & Signature A/1 000000 GC - King George VI R
ET16 1938-07-01 TDLR FB Gry 50 SS. Signature & Signature A/1 000000 GC - King George VI R
ET17 1938-07-01 TDLR FB Gry 100 SS. Signature & Signature A/1 000000 GC - King George VI R
ET18 1938-07-01 TDLR Gry 500 .L. Signature & Signature GC - King George VI R
ET19 1938-07-01 TDLR B Gry 1000 .S. Signature & Signature GC - King George VI R
EC01 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 1 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC02 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 2 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC03 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 5 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC04 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 10 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC06 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 50 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC07 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 100 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC08 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 500 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC09 1939-10-01 CNP FB Gry 1000 SS. none E/00 000000 GC - King George VI L
EC14 1939-07-01 CNP F RGB 10 S.. none 0/00 000000 GC - Bullock Cart
EC16 1939-07-01 CNP FB RGB 50 SS. none B/43 000000 GC - Dalada Maligawa
EC17 1939-07-01 CNP FB RGB 100 SS. none B/43 000000 GC - Kelaniya Entrance
EC24 1938-07-01 CNP FB RGB 10 SS. A.Signature & S.Ignature 0/00 000000 GC - King George VI Blue
EC24a 1938-07-01 CNP F RGB 10 .S. A.Signature & S.Ignature 0/00 000000 GC - King George VI Brown
EX23 1948-11-01 FB Gry 5 SS. none 000000 GC - KGVI - Kandy Perahara
EX29 194x-None FB Gry 1000 SS. none 000000 GC - KGVI - Moonstone
Reserve Bank of Ceylon
EX24 1949-None FB Col 10 SS. Illegible Illegible A/A 000000 RBC - sketch
EB21 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 1 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Vatadage Steps
EB22 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 2 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Vatadage Balustrade
EB23 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Pulasthi - KPB
EB24 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - GuardStone
EB26 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Kirivehera Polomnaruwa
EB27 1950-01-01 BWCL FB Gry 100 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Sigiriya Frescos
EB29 1950-01-01 BWCL B Gry 1000 SS. Governor none A/10 000000 RBC - Isurumuniya Lovers
Central Bank of Ceylon
Preliminary essay
EX32 1948-02-01 F Gry 2 L.. CBC - Sketch
EX33 1948-02-01 F Gry 5 L.. CBC - Sketch
EX36 1948-02-01 F Gry 50 L.. CBC - Sketch
EX37 1948-02-01 F Gry 100 S.. 2 x Signature A000000 CBC - Sketch
Minister of Finance - Governor Central Bank of Ceylon.
Draft essays
EB31 1951-06-01 BWCL FB Gry 1 SS. none A/10 000000 CBC - KGVI
EB32 1951-06-01 BWCL B RGB 2 .S. none A/10 000000 CBC
EB33 1951-06-01 BWCL B RGB 5 .S. none A/10 000000 CBC
Final essays
EB41 1951-03-01 BWCL FB Gry 1 SS. none A/1 123456 CBC - Vatadage Steps
EB42 1951-01-20 BWCL FB RGB 2 SS. none E/1 123456 CBC - Vatadage
EB43 1951-03-01 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. none G/1 123456 CBC - Pulasthi - KPB
EB44 1951-03-01 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. none A/10 123456 CBC - GuardStone
EB46 1951-01-20 BWCL FB RGB 50 SS. none R/1 123456 CBC - Moonstone Steps
EB47 1951-01-20 BWCL FB RGB 100 SS. none V/1 123456 CBC - Sigiriya Frescos
EBG2 1954-10-16 BWCL FB RGB 2 SS. MDHJayawardena&AGRanasinha none LPB - Vatadage
EBG6 1954-05-12 BWCL FB RGB 50 SS. OEGoonetilleke&NUJayawardena none LPB - Moonstone Steps
EB51a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 1 $F. none 123456 Sin - Peacock - SaptaNari
EB51b 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 1 $F. none 123456 Sin - Flower - Deer
EB52a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 2 $F. none 123456 Sin - Statue Grill - Flower
EB52b 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 2 $F. none 123456 Sin - CeylonArms-ElephSculpt
EB53a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 5 $F. none 123456 Sin - CeylonArms-Sigi-Fresco
EB53b 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 5 $F. none 123456 Sin - Elephants Bathing
EB54a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 10 $F. none 123456 Sin - Sigiriya Fresco Rock
EB54b 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 10 $F. none 123456 Sin - CeylonArms-Dancer
EB56a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 50 $F. none R60/000000 Sin - CeylonArms-Isu-Lovers
EB56b 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 50 $F. none R60/000000 Sin - CeylonArms-SigFresco
EB57a 195x-none BWCL FB RGB 100 $F. none V31/000000 Sin - CeylonArms-Secretariat
EB57b 195x-none B RGB 100 $Fp Unknown Sin - - Dalada Maligawa
ET22a 196x-none TDLR B RGB 2 $Fp Unknown Sin - Thuparama
ET22b 196x-none TDLR B RGB 2 $Fp Unknown Sin - Peradeniya University
ET34 1959-07-30 TDLR F RGB 10 S.. 2 X Signature A 000000 Sin - Seated Lion
ET36 1959-07-30 TDLR F RGB 50 S.. 2 X Signature A 000000 Sin - Standing Statue
ET26 1962-12-30 TDLR F RGB 50 S.. 2 X Signature A 000000 Sin - Sirimava & SWRDBanda
ET37 1959-07-30 TDLR FB RGB 100 $F. 2 X Signature A 000000 Sin - Isu-Lovers-Independance Hall
ET47 1960-07-30 TDLR F RGB 100 $Fp 2 X Signature A 000000 Sin - Kandyan Dancer Head
ET27 196x-none TDLR B RGB 100 .S. Unknown Sin - - Peradeniya University
EW03 195x-None WSL FB RGB 5 SS. none A/1 000000 Sin - Statue - Polonnaruwa Dalada
EW03 195x-None WSL F Gry 10 S.. none A/1 000000 Sin - Elephant
EB61 1962-11-08 BWCL FB Gry 1 $Fc P.B.G.Kalugalla&WRajapatirana B/95 000000 Sin - SWRD - Entrance Watadage
EB62 1960-08-18 BWCL FB RGB 2 SS. FRDBandaranaike&WRajapatirana B/64 789012 Sin - SWRD - Madirigiriya
EB65 1960-08-18 BWCL F RGB 5 S.. FRDBandaranaike&WRajapatirana B/64 123456 Sin - SWRD -
EB73a 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Panel Embekka?
EB73b 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Panel Embekka?
EB73c 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Panel Embekka?
EB73d 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Lankathileke
EB73e 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Throne Nisankamalla
EB74a 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana M/51 944696 Sin - KPB - D.S.Senanayake
EB74b 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana M/51 944696 Sin - KPB - D.S.Senanayake
EB74c 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana M/51 944696 Sin - KPB - D.S.Senanayake
EB74d 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana M/51 944698 Sin - KPB - Anagarika Dharmapala
EB74e 1964-06-12 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - King ParakaramBahu(KPB)
EB82 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 2 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Moonstone Steps
EB83 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Entrance Watadage
EB84 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Peradeniya Gardens
EB86 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Leopard Seated
EB87 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 100 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Elephant Bathing
EB92 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 2 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Kandy Lake
EB93 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Catermaran
EB94 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Farmer Ploughing field
EB96 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Bird near Ravana falls
EB97 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 100 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Tea pluckers
EBA2 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 2 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Colombo Port Building
EBA3 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 5 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Gal Oya Dam
EBA4 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Castlereigh Dam
EBA6 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Central Bank Building
EBA7 1966-01-15 BWCL FB Gry 100 SS. UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana 000000 Sin - KPB - Parliament Building
EBB2 1966-11-22 BWCL FB Gry 2 $Fc UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana G/89 000000 Sin - KPB - Central Bank Building
EBB3 1966-11-22 BWCL FB Gry 5 $Fc UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana G/89 000000 Sin - SWRD - Castlereigh Dam
EBB4 1966-11-22 BWCL FB Gry 10 $Fc UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana G/89 000000 Sin - DSS - Peradeniya University
EBB6 1966-11-22 BWCL FB Gry 50 $Fc UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana G/89 000000 Sin - DSS - Colombo Port
EBB7 1966-11-22 BWCL FB Gry 100 $Fc UBWanninayake&W.Rajapatirana G/89 000000 Sin - AD - Rubber Tea Coconut Rice
ET56 1971-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 50 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon A/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Sun over Paddy Field
ET57 1971-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 100 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon A/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Ruwanwelisaya
EBC2a 1971-02-15 BWCL FB RGB 2 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon E/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Multiracial
EBC2b 1971-02-15 BWCL FB RGB 2 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon E/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Farmer Paddy Field
EBC3 1971-02-15 BWCL FB RGB 5 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon G/155 000000 STE - SWRD - Woman planting
EBC4a 1971-02-15 BWCL FB RGB 10 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon M/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Tea plucking
EBC4b 1971-02-15 BWCL FB Gry 10 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon M/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Rubber Estate
EBC6a 1971-02-15 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon S/1 000000 STE - SWRD - ViharaMaha Devi Sratue
EBC6b 1971-02-15 BWCL FB Gry 50 SS. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon S/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Tea Estate
EBC7a 1971-02-15 BWCL FB RGB 100 $F. N.M.Perera&W.Tennekoon V/1 000000 STE - SWRD - Kandy Dancers
EBC7b 1971-02-15 BWCL B Gry 100 SS. STE - SWRD - Electric Power lines
Republic of Sri Lanka
EBD2 1972-05-22 BWCL FB RGB 2 $F. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon E/240 000000 STE - Sirimavo - Farmer Paddy Field
EBD3 1972-05-22 BWCL FB RGB 5 $F. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon G/155 000000 STE - Sirimavo - Coastal Catermaran
EBD4 1972-05-22 BWCL FB RGB 10 $F. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon M/189 000000 STE - Sirimavo - Rubber Tapping
ET63 1976-08-27 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. 2 X Signature&H.Tennekoon AA000000 STE - Cattleya Orchid - Kingfisher
ET64 1976-08-27 TDLR FB RGB 10 $F. 2 X Signature&H.Tennekoon AA000000 STE - Honeysuckle - Deer Spotted
ET65 1976-08-27 TDLR FB RGB 20 $F. 2 X Signature&H.Tennekoon AA000000 STE - Daisy flower - Leopard Seated
ET67 1976-08-27 TDLR FB RGB 100 $F. 2 X Signature&H.Tennekoon AA000000 STE - Lily flower - Elephant Seated
EBF3 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 5 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon 123456 STE - Rubber Tapper - CBC Building
EBF4 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 10 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon 123456 STE - Dam - CBC Building
EBF5 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 20 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon 123456 STE - Rice Farmer - CBC Building
EBF6 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 50 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon N/50 100000 STE - Casket Tusker - CBC Building
EBF7 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 100 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon 123456 STE - Dalada Maligawa - CBC Building
EBF8a 1976-08-21 BWCL FB RGB 500 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon N/50 100000 STE - CBC Building - Paddy Fields
EBF8b 1976-08-21 BWCL FB Gry 500 SS. N.M.Perera&H.Tennekoon N/50 100000 STE - Coconut Tapper - CBC Building
ET76 1977-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 50 $F. none D/1 000000 STE - Chakra - Viharamaha Devi Park Statue
ET77 1977-01-01 TDLR FB RGB 100 $F. none E/51 000000 STE - Chakra - Kandy Drummer and 3xDancers
CBC Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
ET82 1978-02-04 TDLR FB RGB 2 $F. 2 X Signature A/1 000000 STE - Chakra - Farmer Paddy Field
ET83 1978-02-04 TDLR FB RGB 5 $F. 2 X Signature A/1 000000 STE - Chakra - Catamaran Fisherman
ET86 1978-02-04 TDLR FB RGB 50 $F. 2 X Signature A/1 000000 STE - Chakra - Sigiriya
ET87 1978-02-04 TDLR FB RGB 100 .S. 2 X Signature STE - Chakra - Elephants at River
S.. Scan of Front Side available
.S. Scan of Back Side available
SS. Scan of Both Sides available
$F. Facsimile printed.
$Fc Colorized Print
$Fp Facsimile Paired wrong