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5 Rupees - The Oriental Bank Corporation - Haldamulle
| Issuer | The Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
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| Obverse description | Allegorical seated female figure with lions in an oval vignette at left, and a classical female bust in an oval vignette at right, both framed by ornate guilloche scrollwork with numeral 5 in each corner. The British Royal Coat of Arms appears centrally as an underprint alongside the serial number repeated twice. A bold red guilloche underprint bearing the word FIVE spans the central text area, which carries the promise-to-pay inscription dated 1st January 1881 at the Haldamulle branch, payable at the Bank in Colombo. Bilingual inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil appear below the bank title, with the imprint BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO. ENGRAVERS &c LONDON at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | HALDAMULLE THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER சிங்களம் (Sinhala script) தமிழ் (Tamil script) FIVE RUPEES HALDAMULLE 1st January 1881 By Order of the Court of Directors AGENT Account! CEYLON BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO. ENGRAVERS &c LONDON |
| Reverse description | Reverse is blank. |
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