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50 Rupees Kandy; Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China

50 Rupees (Kandy; Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China) - obverse

Obverse © Spink and Son

Features

Issuer Sri LankaCeylon (1597-1972)
Bank emisyjny Banque commerciale à charte de l'Inde, de Londres et de la Chine
Królowa Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1870
Value 50 Rupees
Currency Rupee (1871-1972)
Composition Papier
Size 179 × 115 mm
Shape Prostokątny
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
572264

Obverse

(en) Black print.

British arms at top centre.

Scripts: łaciński, syngaleski, tamilski

Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් පනහයි
ஐம்பது ரூபாய்
50
RUPEES
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
KANDY, 1st July 1870
THE CHARTED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here
or at Colombo, FIFTY RUPEES, Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
PERKINS, BACON & Co, LONDON.

Reverse

Puste.Automatically translated

Watermark

(en) Arched CHARTER MERCANTILE above arched OF INDIA LONDON & CHINA. BANK in the middle.

Printer

Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Perkins,Bacon and Co.), United Kingdom (1820-1935)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1870-Jul-01  Photo (en) Color trial specimen.
1870-Jul-01  (en) Proof.

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