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2 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Reddish brown on green and ochre guilloche underprint. The central field bears the large numeral '2' flanked by ornate guilloche rosettes, with the denomination TWO RUPEES in bold letterpress across the centre and repeated in Sinhala and Tamil script below. The issuing authority legend appears at top, with the promise-to-pay clause in script lettering, serial numbers and prefix letters at each corner, and the date 'Colombo, 1st March 1917' at lower left above the COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY designation. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of TWO RUPEES Colombo, 1st. March 1917. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY |
| Reverse description | Blank, unprinted reverse on plain paper stock, showing fold marks consistent with circulation. |
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