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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Size | 156 x 95 mm |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue on multicolour underprint, the reverse is dominated by a detailed vignette of the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, rendered with fine engraved linework against a lightly tinted background. Denomination numerals "10" appear at upper left and right within guilloche panels, with Sinhalese and Tamil script value inscriptions in cartouches at lower left and right. The legend "TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH" is inscribed below the central vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON TEN RUPEES TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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