10 Dollars

Issuer	Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
Year	1882-1886
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Shape	Rectangular
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Obverse lettering	10 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Malacca. 1st May, 1886 THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand at its Branch in MALACCA in Local Currency, the sum of TEN DOLLARS Value received. By order of the Court of Directors Endt. Acct. MANAGER
Reverse description	Printed in blue on plain paper, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche composition consisting of an oval lathe-work medallion flanked by a horizontal band of interconnected circular rosettes, each containing fine engine-turned geometric patterns. The numeral '10' appears within the two outermost rosette clusters at left and right. The printer's imprint 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' is visible in small type beneath the central medallion.
Reverse lettering	10
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