Catalog
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) / British Colonial Government, 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 stamps appear at upper left and lower right, with the circular Coat of Arms of Colombo stamps at lower left and upper right. Text in Dutch, Sinhalese, and Tamil scripts states the note's value. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goed voor tien Ryxds පතාග දහයකට இறையால பத்துககு 10 (Translation: Good for ten rixdollars.) |
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| Reverse lettering | KOLUMBO den I. JANUARY 1796 Bearing Interest D. percent pr. annum (Translation: Colombo, January 1st, 1796. Bearing interest [rate] percent per annum.) |
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