Description

Sri Lanka 1000 Rupees Pick 101as Specimen, BNB B106as1
1987-01-01, Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval overprints front and back
Serial Number: A/1 000000
Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Company
PMG 66 EPQ — Gem Uncirculated, Exceptional Paper Quality

Obverse: Victoria Dam on the Mahaweli River, near Teldeniya
Reverse (vertical): University of Ruhuna buildings and peacock

A historically significant specimen: printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company, yet cancelled with De La Rue oval overprints — a direct reflection of the 1986 acquisition of Bradbury Wilkinson by De La Rue. Operations under the Bradbury Wilkinson name ceased in 1990, making this 1987 specimen a transitional piece produced in the final years before the imprint disappeared entirely. The combination of a Bradbury Wilkinson-printed note bearing De La Rue cancellation stamps is a rare and tangible record of that corporate transition.

PMG Certification: https://www.pmgnotes.com/certlookup/2032617-073