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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1941-1946 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1955 |
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| Obverse description | Blue on lilac and olive underprint. A portrait of King George VI occupies the left side, with a watermark panel to the right; the denomination TEN RUPEES appears in a central guilloche band, with the numeral 10 printed at a slant in the upper corners. An arc of text reading GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON spans the upper portion above the legal tender clause, while the date and two facsimile signatures appear above the COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY inscription; the Sinhala value රුපියල් දහයයි is placed at the upper left and the Tamil value பத்து ரூபாய் at the lower right, with serial numbers at the lower left and upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON රුපියල් දහයයි THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT TEN RUPEES பத்து ரூபாய் COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY |
| Reverse description | Blue on olive and orange underprint with a microprinted repeating pattern of THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON forming the guilloche background. A central vignette illustrates the Temple of the Tooth, captioned TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH, with pilgrims in the foreground and foliage framing the scene; THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON runs in an arc across the top, and the numeral 10 RUPEES is printed at a slant in the upper corners. The Sinhala denomination රුපියල් දහයයි appears at the lower left and the Tamil பத்து ரூபாய் at the lower right. |
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