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100 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Value | 100 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of Ceylon occupy the central vignette within a circular guilloche underprint at left centre, flanked by denomination numerals '100' at the lower left and lower right corners. The Sinhala legend and bank title appear at top, with the issue date '1956-10-24' and two manuscript signatures positioned below the central text panel. A fine guilloche border frames the entire face, with the English inscription 'ONE HUNDRED RUPEES' running along the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Ceylon's Central Bank began issuing its own notes only in 1950, replacing the Currency Board system that had governed the island's paper money since 1884. The early De La Rue series, of which this is a high-denomination example, was produced during a period of intense political transition — the same year this note was issued, the Official Language Act made Sinhala the sole official language, triggering widespread civil unrest and fundamentally reshaping the country's postcolonial identity.
Pick 61 is the scarcer of the two signature varieties in the 1952–1956 run. High-denomination notes from this series saw limited retail circulation and were largely confined to interbank and government transactions, which affects survivorship at the upper end of the grade scale.