5 Rupees - Elizabeth II First Issue

€1.00
Issuer Ceylon (1597-1972)
Year1952
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5 Rupees
CurrencyRupee (1871-1972)
CompositionPaper
Size152 × 102 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#51
Obverse descriptionPurple on blue, green and orange underprint. Portrait of Elizabeth II at left.
Reverse descriptionOrange, purple and green. Standing figure (sculpture) at center.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionChinze
Obverse letteringCENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON This not is issued on behalf of the Government of Ceylon and is legal tender in Ceylon for the payment of any amount. FIVE RUPEES 3rd. JUNE 1952
Reverse letteringCENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON FIVE RUPEES
Variants
Catalog ID3126439620
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