Sabry Abuthahir`s 

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Ceylon ( Later became the democratic- republic of Sri Lanka ) situated in the Indian Ocean 18 miles (29 km.) southeast of India, has an area of 25,332 sq.miles ( 65,610sq. km)

And population of 18.7 million. Capital Colombo , The Economy is chiefly agriculture. Tea , Coconut products , rubber and ready made Garments are exported.

The earliest  known inhabitants of Ceylon , the Veddahs, were subjugated by the Singhalese from northern India  in the 6^th century BC. Singhalese rule was maintained until 1505 when the costal areas came under Portuguese control, which was maintained for 150 years. They were supplanted by the Dutch in 1658, who were in turn supplanted by the British who seized the Dutch colonies in 1796 , and made them a Crown Colony  in 1802 . In 1815, the British conquered the Independent Kingdom of Kandy, in the central part of the Island. Constitutional changes in 1931 and 1946 granted the Ceylonese a measure of autonomy and a parliamentary form of government. Ceylon became a self-Government. Ceylon became a self –governing dominion of the British Commonwealth  on February 4, 1948. On May 22 , 1972, the Ceylonese adopted a new constitution which declared Ceylon to be the Republic of Sri Lanka – ‘Resplendent Island’. Sri Lanka is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.   

 HI, My name is Sabry Abuthahir and I am a collector of Ceylon Stamps, Paper Money and Coins and also Antiques, but I put much attention on collecting Paper Money of SriLanka, If there is anyone interested in Swapping, buying or selling Paper Money please contact me.

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