The Rubber Controller of Ceylon
1st August 1941 - Final Issue Coupons

> Denomination : 1 lbs English : One Pound Sinhala : රාත්තල් එකයි Thamil : ஒரு இறாத்தல் Size : 122 x 91 mm Perforation : Left edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : A Status : Mint-Unclipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-223
Denomination : 5 lbs English : Five Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து இறாத்தல் Size : 140 x 105 mm Perforation : Left edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : B Status : Mint-Unclipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-224
Denomination : 10 lbs English : Ten Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් දහයයි Thamil : பத்து இறாத்தல் Size : 144 x 100 mm Perforation : Left edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : E Status : 1-Corner-clipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-225
Denomination : 50 lbs English : Fifty Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් පණහයි Thamil : ஐம்பது இறாத்தல் Size : 162 x 120 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : H Status : Mint-Unclipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-226
Denomination : 100 lbs English : One Hundred Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් සියයයි Thamil : நூறு இறாத்தல் Size : 172 x 124 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : K Status : Mint-Unclipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-227
Denomination : 1000 lbs English : One Thousand Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් දාහයි Thamil : ஆயிரம் இறாத்தல் Size : 184 x 137 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : M Status : Mint-Unclipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-228

Front : Black Text printed on a geometric mosaic of Yellow & Pink including about 80 times repeated word RUBBER along yellow border within a slightly larger Pink border. At top and bottom center of Border an ellipse with 1941 in Pink.
Drawing of a stack of sheet Rubber in Pink in center withn a wreath of leaves in Yellow.
Just inside border CEYLON in yellow on upper left and lower right, and COUPON in Pink on lower left and upper right corners. On top left The Rubber Controller of Ceylon below which Centered authorizes the Bearer to Export subject to Customs Duties and Tax from Ceylon in 2 lines. Centered in middle (WEIGHT) POUNDS / of / DRY RUBBER . Large Numeric (WEIGHT) / Pounds on either side of two plane lines horizontal between which the Text FINAL Issue, 1941 in English, 1941 කේ අවසානවරට නිකුත්කිරිම in Sinhala and 1941 ம் ௵ கடைசிக் தடவைக் கூப்பன் in Thamil in 3 lines. Below රාත්තල් (weight) in Sinhala and (weight) இறாத்தல் in Thamil. At bottom left COLOMBO above date 1st August 1941. At bottom right facsimile signature of P. Saravanamuttu above designation Rubber Controller.
Six Digit Serial number with prefix on lower left and upper right.

Back : Blank.

WaterMark : On all denominations the word RESTRICTION in a line in middle with words CEYLON above and GOVERNMENT below in two arcs forming an ellipse, using an outline Font lighter than background. The logo is 4 inches wide and 2 inches high and oriented to the top in lower denominations (1,5,10 lbs) and to right in higher denominations (50,100,1000 lbs). The logo is repeated every 4 inches giving a 2 inch gap, and is seen twice on these larger notes. But as the logos are not centered on coupon, parts of it may have got clipped out by edge of the coupon.

Perforations are seen on the left edge of all the lower denominations (1, 5, 10 lbs) and on the top edge on the higher denominations (50, 100, 1000 lbs) indicating the coupons were issued in booklets for all these denominations.

1, 10, 100, and 1000 lbs Rubber coupons from lakdiva Notes Collection scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi. I thank Johanne Dekker for the 300 dpi scan of the 5, and 50 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.