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2 Rixdollars
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) / British Administration, Ceylon |
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| Year | 1796 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress printed in black on plain paper. VOC company monogram stamps at upper left and lower right corners; circular Colombo coat of arms stamps at lower left and upper right corners. Trilingual denomination text in Dutch, Sinhala, and Tamil across the centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goed voor twee Ryxds පතාග දෙකකට இறையால இரண்டுககு 2 (Translation: Good for two rixdollars.) |
| Reverse description | Letterpress printed in black. Date and place of issue inscribed at top; a manuscript notation referencing interest at a per cent per annum appears below. A square official seal is affixed at centre, flanked by two handwritten signatures. |
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