Green or yellow-green outline of TWO at center filled with horizontal microprint. Value on light brown or green guilloche pattern on slightly larger purple guilloche pattern underprint. Name of issuing entity in dark brown centered on top above text and value in text within a 4.5-inch bar, with on either side, the numeric value within an octagon with sides arced in, filled with radial-in microprint CEYLONGOVT. Value below in Sinhala on left and in Tamil on right. Place and date of issuance centered below. Two facsimile signatures right of center bracketed with serial number above and below on both left and right in ellipse filled with radial-out microprint TWORUPEES. Printer name at bottom left.
Reverse description
At center of a floral design in green including the armorial crest of British Ceylon, an Elephant facing forward with four coconut palms on each side and mountains in background.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Large dark TWO RUPEES at top and light GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON at
bottom with elephant and dagaba bubble shape with parasol and
lightning conductor on either side higher on left and lower on
right.
Obverse lettering
THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON
Promises to pay the Bearer
on Demand the Sum of
2 TWO RUPEES 2
රුපියල් දෙකයි இரண்டு ரூபாய்
Colombo, 10th September 1930.
FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON
COMMISSIONERS
OF CURRENCY
