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100 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI in uniform within an oval vignette at lower left, flanked by palm trees on either side forming a central guilloche panel bearing the denomination in words. Serial number and fraction prefix appear at upper right and along the lower border. Inscriptions in English, Sinhala, and Tamil run across the note, with the date and Commissioners of Currency signatures appearing centrally below the denomination. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of Laxapana Waterfall rendered in fine intaglio engraving, framed by an ornate arched border with intricate scrollwork. The denomination numeral 100 appears in large guilloche patterns at left and right, with the inscription LAXAPANA WATERFALL below the central scene. Multilingual legends in English, Sinhala, and Tamil run along the lower margin, with GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON across the top. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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