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| Issuer | Central Bank of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1956-1963 |
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| Value | 10 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | The circular Arms of Ceylon vignette occupies the left half of the note, surrounded by a guilloche underprint in pale green and mauve. To the right, a large Sinhala script denomination overprint in green dominates the centre, with the date and two manuscript signatures beneath it. Decorative borders with floral and geometric motifs frame all four sides, and the serial number appears in the upper right and lower left corners. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a tall arched niche containing a standing deity figure in classical Sinhalese sculptural style, flanked by two attendant figures at the base, rendered in green intaglio. Two large circular guilloche rosettes in pale blue fill the left and right fields. The denomination and issuer name appear in English and Sinhala script along the top and bottom borders respectively. |
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| Protection description | Chinze (lion guardian figure) watermark |
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