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5 Cents
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Reference(s) | P#42 |
| Obverse description | The central vignette consists of two superimposed postal stamp impressions side by side — a 2-cent and a 3-cent stamp, each bearing a portrait of King George VI in oval frame with the inscription CEYLON and the respective denomination. The denomination 5c appears in each corner, with the date June 1, 1942 and the designation Commissioners of Currency at the lower centre, flanked by serial number characters in both Western and Sinhalese numerals along the left and right margins. Two manuscript signatures of the Commissioners of Currency appear below the stamp vignettes. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is plain and largely unadorned, printed on white paper, bearing only the serial number composed of a single letter prefix followed by six digits, positioned in the upper central area of the note. |
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| Variants | P#42a - without vertical perforation at center P#42b - with vertical perforation at center |
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