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10 Rixdollars

Issuer Dutch East India Company (VOC) / British Colonial Government, Ceylon
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.
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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