5 Rupees large size

€1.00
IssuerCeylon (1597-1972)
Year1925-1928
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5 Rupees
CurrencyRupee (1871-1972)
CompositionPaper
Size170 × 130 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterDe 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 descriptionBlack and brown on green and orange underprint. Guilloches.
Reverse descriptionGreen vignette with future of elephant at center.
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Obverse letteringTHE 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 ID4043776620
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