1 Rupee, Ceylon, 1942 Leaders The hologram and the watermark

The hologram and the watermark feature an image of Shibasaburo

The reverse features a young peasant with Vietnamese hat carrying a yoke with baskets of coconuts

was minted only in a single year

This is because in 1939

Size: 85 mm* 41 mm

1 Rupee, Ceylon, 1942 Leaders The hologram and the watermark1 Rupee banknote of Ceylon, printed in 1942. The obverse features a portrait of King George VI on the left, and the watermark window to the right. The reverse features a mahout (elephant handler) riding an elephant with palm trees in the background. These notes were printed from 1941 49. During early days of World War II, Singapore (and Malaya) had fallen to Japan and Ceylon was under Japanese threat. As a part of the war preparation, coins were