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5 Rixdollars
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) / British Administration, Ceylon |
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| Year | 1796 |
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| Currency | Rixdollar (1796-1828) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress text in black on plain paper. The VOC company monogram stamp appears at upper left and lower right, with the circular Coat of Arms of Colombo stamp at lower left and upper right. Trilingual denomination text in Dutch, Sinhala, and Tamil scripts with numeral 5. |
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| Obverse lettering | Goed voor vyf Ryxds පතාග පහකට இறையால அஞ்சுக்கு 5 (Translation: Good for five rixdollars.) |
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| Reverse lettering | KOLUMBO den 1. JANUARY 1796 Bearing Interest 3 Pcent Pr. annum (Translation: Colombo, January 1st, 1796. Bearing Interest 3 Percent Per annum.) |
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