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5 Rupees Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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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.) |
| Reverse description | Red and blue letterpress print centred on an elaborate circular guilloche medallion with interlocking lathe-work borders. Numeral "5" appears in each corner within ornate cartouches. Bilingual value inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil script are set within the central panel. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 FIVE රුපියල් පහයි ஐந்து ரூபாய் (Translation: Five rupees.) |
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