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5 Rupees large size
Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
Year | 1925-1928 |
Type | Standard circulation banknote |
Value | 5 Rupees |
Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
Composition | Paper |
Size | 170 × 130 mm |
Shape | Rectangular |
Printer | De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date) |
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Reference(s) | P#22 |
Obverse description | Black and brown on green and orange underprint. Guilloches. |
Reverse description | Green vignette with future of elephant at center. |
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Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON
Promises to pay the Bearer
on Demand the Sum of
FIVE RUPEES
Colombo, 1st. September 1927.
FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON |
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Catalog ID | 4043776620 |
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