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5 Rupees Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on red guilloche underprint. Allegorical enthroned female figure flanked by lions at left, Mercury bust holding caduceus at right, and British royal coat of arms at upper centre. Bilingual denominations in Sinhala and Tamil script appear below the central text panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 NEWERA ELLIA THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER රුපියල් පහයි ஐந்து ரூபாய் Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Office here FIVE RUPEES value received. NEWERA ELLIA 1st January 1881. By Order of the Court of Directors ENTD. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER. CEYLON BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO ENGRAVERS LONDON (Translation: Five rupees.) |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 FIVE රුපියල් පහයි ஐந்து ரூபாய் (Translation: Five rupees.) |
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