Ceylon Currency British Period by B. W. Fernando

APPENDIX M.

Note Circulation. Reserve. Currency Profits, &c.
(000 omitted except in column 6).
Date. Notes in
Circulation. 		Reserve. Currency
Profits.
Metallic. Securities.
Cost. Market
Value.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
1.12.1886 5,012 -- --
1.12.1887 5,171 2,930 2,267
1.12.1888 5,530 2,864 2,666
1.10.1890 5,564 2,505 3.059
1.10.1895 9,180 4,869 4,311
1.10.1898 11,278 5,665 5,613
1.10.1904 13,708 7,080 6,628
1.10.1908 15,007 6,371 8,636
1.10.1910 22,733 12,665 10,068
1.10.1911 22,642 11,779 10,863
1.10.1912 22,791 11,293 11,498
1.10.1913 28,945 14,8R4 14,061
1.10.1914 27,902 12,741 15,161
1.10.1915 27,325 12,164 15,161
1.10.1916 27,885 12,724 15,161
1.10.1917 38,875 19,564 19,311
1.10.1918 37,340 18,029 19,311
1.10.1919 40,533 19,222 21,311
1.10.1920 47,190 16,311 33,432
1.10.1921 45,734 14,855 28,264
1.10.1922 39,286 14,863 25,145
1.10.1923 39,705 15,272 26,238 28,560 1,059,979
1.10.1924 47,002 22,569 30,336 27,914 1,277,433
1.10.1925 52,976 26,549 32,340 30,087 1,378,091
1.10.1926 61,726 26,299 42,604 40,929 2,480,754
1.10.1927 62,475 25,047 44,836 42,533 2,013,471
1.10.1928 57,436 22,509 42,477 40,119 2,058,483
1.10.1929 57,328 22,401 39,770 38,907 1,945,349
1.10.1930 57,219 22,292 39,656 39,199 1,467,219
1.10.1931 42,441 14,264 33,057 32,187 1,713,154
1.10.1932 41,967 13,790 33,216 35,340 1,487,713
1.10.1933 42,029 13,852 33,731 37,403 1,988,970
1.10.1934 43,083 13,906 34,891 39,204 1,589,514
1.10.1935 44,146 13,970 36,027 41,307 1,497,098
1.10.1936 44,334 14,158 36,137 42,482 1,456,033
Remarks.

Notes in circulation represents "gross" circulation (i.e., total value of notes issued by the Commissioners of Currency less notes withdrawn and destroyed) and includes balances with banks and Kachcheries.

Metalie Reserve. This refers to the specie reserve. Small silver was taken out of the Reserve in 1916 and gold coins in November, 1920. Since then the specie reserve consists of silver rupees only.

Securities Reserve consists of Sterling securities (Home, Colonial, and Indian) and Indian Rupee securities.

Market Values (Sterling converted at current rate) are those shown in statements for September published in Gazette and not the value (at £1 = 13' 33) on September 30 of each year, shown in Annual Financial Statements, Treasury.

Currency Projits. The figures represent profits at the end of each preceding financial year, e.g.,Rs. 1,456,033 against 1.10 .1936 = profits for the financial year ended September 30, 1936.

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Ceylon Currency British Period 1796-1936 By B. W. Fernando, APPENDIX M.
1939, Ceylon Government Press p.61
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