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2 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1827-1856 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on plain paper. Central vignette of Britannia seated, holding spear and shield, with a lion at left and cornucopia at right; elephant and sailing vessels in the background. Trilingual text in English, Sinhala, and Tamil frames the denomination panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON ලංකාවෙ ආන්ඩුවෙකසලප්පුව இலங்கைஅரசாட்சியின்கடதாசி நோட்டு 2 The Bearer hereof is entitled to receive on demand TWO POUNDS පවුම් දෙකයි இரண்டு பவுன் at the GENERAL TREASURY in the Currency of this Island at COLOMBO. පවුම් දෙකයි TWO இரண்டு பவுன் Exd & Entd Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London Patent Hardened Steel Plate. (Translation: Government of Ceylon. Government of Ceylon banknote. Two pounds.) |
| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is blank, showing only the plain paper stock with faint show-through of the obverse intaglio impression. |
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