As the world mourns the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, it is useful to remember that her portrait appeared in Ceylon currency notes dated 1952-June-3rd, even before Great Britain began using her picture on their currency notes, which was only in 1960. It was also the world’s first dated currency with the Queen’s portrait [...]

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Ceylon, first in the world to have the Queen’s portrait on currency

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As the world mourns the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, it is useful to remember that her portrait appeared in Ceylon currency notes dated 1952-June-3rd, even before Great Britain began using her picture on their currency notes, which was only in 1960. It was also the world’s first dated currency with the Queen’s portrait on it.

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