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1 Rixdollar
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) / British Administration, Ceylon |
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| Year | 1796 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress print in black on plain paper. VOC company monogram stamp appears at upper left and lower right; circular Coat of Arms of Colombo stamp is applied at lower left and upper right. Multilingual text in Dutch, Sinhala, and Tamil occupies the central field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goed voor een Ryxds පතාග එකකට இறையால ஒருறுககு I (Translation: Good for one rixdollar.) |
| Reverse description | Plain paper with letterpress print in black. Date inscription across the top is followed by a handwritten notation referencing interest at 6 per cent per annum. A rectangular VOC seal stamp is centered, flanked by two handwritten signatures. |
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