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1 Pound
| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, Colombo |
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| Year | 1864-1869 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on white cotton paper, the obverse bears the heading CEYLON BRANCH at the top, with oval guilloche panels at left and right each carrying the word ONE in both Sinhalese and Tamil script. A central royal coat of arms vignette is surmounted by the legend INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, below which the full bank title THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA spans the width of the note above a manuscript promise-to-pay clause. The large intaglio denomination ONE POUND is printed diagonally across the body of the note, with signature lines for Entd., Accountt., and Manager at the foot, and a red SPECIMEN overprint at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON BRANCH INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA COLOMBO ONE POUND By order of the Court of Directors Entd. Accountt. MANAGER SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue on a plain white ground and relies entirely on geometric lathe-work for its design. A large central oval guilloche panel with fine engine-turned fill is flanked symmetrically by two circular guilloche rosettes, each bearing the numeral 1. No text appears on the reverse; the security effect is achieved solely through the intricacy of the engine-turned patterns. |
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