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10 Rupees Badulla; Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on red underprint; allegorical enthroned female figure flanked by lions at left, bust of Mercury with caduceus at right, and the British royal coat of arms at upper centre. Text panels carry the promise-to-pay clause with bilingual Sinhala and Tamil legends below. Printer's imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. appears at lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Red and blue letterpress print with fine guilloche underprint; two facing female portrait vignettes at left and right, mirroring each other across the central axis. Denomination numeral '10' appears in each corner and at centre, with Sinhala and Tamil legends flanking the central guilloche medallion. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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