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10 Rupees Kandy; Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Value | 10 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress and intaglio print on plain paper. The British Royal Arms vignette is centred at top, flanked by denomination numerals '10' in oval guilloche panels, with Sinhala and Tamil denomination legends in the upper corners. A broad panel below carries the promise-to-pay text in script and bold lettering, with the issuer's name in large capitals across its head. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON BRANCH රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் 10 RUPEES INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER KANDY, 1st Jany 1870 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. |
| Reverse description | Blank, unprinted. |
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