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10 Rupees Newera Ellia; Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on orange 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. Bilingual value inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil appear below the central text block. Engraver's imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. at lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Red and blue letterpress print with fine guilloche underprint; two female portrait vignettes at left and right face each other across a central numeral panel. Denomination numeral '10' appears in each corner, with bilingual value inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil flanking the central design. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 TEN රුපියල් දහයයි பத்துரூபாய் (Translation: Ten rupees.) |
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