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5 Rupees Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China |
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| Year | 1870-1880 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on paper with green guilloche underprint. The British Royal Arms vignette is centered at top, flanked by Sinhala and Tamil denomination panels within guilloche cartouches. The promise-to-pay text is rendered in copperplate script, with the date "COLOMBO 1st. Jany. 1870" above the bank's full title. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON BRANCH රුපියල් පහයි ஐந்து ரூபாய் FIVE RUPEES INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER COLOMBO 1st. Jany. 1870 THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here FIVE RUPEES, value received. By order of the Court of Directors, Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE RUPEES Perkins Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate |
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