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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Notaphylic_C, post: 25557166, member: 130786&quot;]<b>Ceylon:</b></p><p>Below is P-51, the first version of the 5 Rupee</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636785[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(P-54, a revised 5 Rupees has more orange (especially on the reverse))</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is the 1954 version of P-54.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1636786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1636787[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is also the last note issued by Ceylon with the QEII portrait. </p><p><br /></p><p>See this <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SLK/SLK-CBC.htm#CENTRAL%20BANK%20OF%20CEYLON" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SLK/SLK-CBC.htm#CENTRAL%20BANK%20OF%20CEYLON" rel="nofollow">Banknote Museum link </a>for an overview of Ceylon.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cyprus:</b></p><p>This is a tough nation to acquire decent examples of banknotes with the QEII image.&nbsp; I will be quite happy if I can snag one VF-EF original example (someday!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here image is first seen on this <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0030.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0030.htm" rel="nofollow">P-30 a 1952 Five Shilling</a> as this example from Banknote Museum. </p><p>In 1955, an entire new &quot;Government of Cyprus&quot; series comes out with a <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0033.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0033.htm" rel="nofollow">250 Mils (1/4 Pound)</a>, 500 Mils (1/2 Pound), 1 Pound &amp; 5 Pound denominations.&nbsp; All notes were &quot;workhorses&quot; &amp; well circulated so you can pay upwards to $500 USD for a VF example. The last date (1960) is a very scarce &amp; pricey example to try to source for the 250 (P-33) &amp; <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0036.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/EUR/CYP/CYP0036.htm" rel="nofollow">5 Pounds (P-36)</a> denominations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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