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5 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse description | Printed in red-orange and green on a pale underprint with an elaborate guilloche border. A full-length stone sculpture of a guardian figure occupies the central vignette, framed by ornamental panels. The denomination is inscribed in English, Sinhalese, and Tamil scripts, with the printer's imprint along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON FIVE RUPEES රු පියල් පහයි ஐந்து ரூபாய் |
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Ceylon's first post-independence central bank was established only in 1950, and the early Bradbury Wilkinson series — of which this is part — represented the institution's initial attempt to produce a cohesive currency identity distinct from the colonial Currency Board notes that preceded it. Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility handled the bulk of Commonwealth note production through this period, and the quality of intaglio work on this series reflects that relationship.
Pick 54 is the second signature variety for the 5 Rupee denomination under the Central Bank. Worth verifying the specific governor signature against the catalog record, as the variants are priced differently and frequently misattributed.