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1 Rixdollar
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on white paper. Seated Britannia vignette within laurel wreath at upper left, flanked by trilingual text in Sinhala and Tamil scripts. Central body carries the promise-to-pay legend in copperplate-style script, with oval cartouche bearing 'RIX DOLLAR. ONE.' at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | පතාග එකයි இறையால ஒருறு COLOMBO 1st September 1814 The Government of Ceylon promise to pay to the Bearer on demand the Sum of ONE Rix Dollar in Copper Money at the Exchange of Forty Eight Stivers for One Rix Dollar on presenting this at the General Treasury. RIX DOLLAR. ONE COLOMBO Extd & Entd. (Translation: One rixdollar.) |
| Reverse description | Blank. |
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