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10 Rupees Galle; Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Value | 10 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | Blue print on red underprint; British Royal Arms vignette at top centre flanked by denomination numerals "10" in ornate ovals, with Sinhalese and Tamil scripts above. Date and place of issue "GALLE, 1st July 1880" in manuscript style across the centre. Large red guilloche underprint lettering "TEN RUPEES" across the lower half, with promise-to-pay text and signature lines below. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON BRANCH රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் 10 RUPEES INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER GALLE, 1st July 1880 THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here or at Colombo, TEN RUPEES, Value received. By order of the Court of Directors, Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER PERKINS, BACON & Co, LONDON. (Translation: Ten rupees.) |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 PERKINS BACON & Co, LONDON |
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