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| 裏面の説明 | Central vignette occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in intaglio, and presents a mahout seated atop a working elephant beneath tall palm trees in a tropical landscape. A large blank oval watermark space is positioned at the left. The title 'GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON' is inscribed along the upper border, with the caption 'ELEPHANT'S HEAD' below the central vignette, and the denomination repeated in Sinhalese and Tamil script along the lower margin. |
| 裏面の銘文 | GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON ELEPHANT'S HEAD |
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Ceylon's small-format rupee notes of this period were a direct product of wartime logistics. With Japanese forces advancing through Southeast Asia in 1941–42, the island's status as a British imperial hub made currency supply a genuine operational concern. The Government of Ceylon — rather than the Ceylon Currency Board or any banking institution — retained direct note-issuing authority for the one-rupee denomination throughout this period, a deliberate policy holdover from earlier colonial fiscal practice.
De La Rue printed the series in London across nearly a decade, an unusually long run that produced multiple signature varieties. Collectors distinguish these primarily by the Secretary to the Treasury signatures, of which several appear across the P#34 type.