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| 正面描述 | Black letterpress on plain paper. Central vignette of a front-facing seated Britannia holding a spear and shield, with a lion to her left and a crown and anchor to her right; sailing ships and a tree in the background. Text panels carry the branch designation and promise-to-pay legend. |
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| 正面铭文 | CEYLON BRANCH 5 SHILLINGS Batho & Co London KANDY 18__ THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA, Promises to pay the Bearer in demand at Its branch in KANDY, in the Currency of the Islands FIVE SHILLINGS, Value rec. By order of the Directors Entd. Acct. MANAGER |
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The Mercantile Bank of India, London & China was incorporated by royal charter in 1853 as a direct product of British imperial commercial expansion — one of the so-called "exchange banks" designed to finance trade flows between Britain, India, and the Far East rather than serve retail depositors. Notes of this denomination in this series are among the earliest paper issued under the bank's original charter name, before it was shortened following reorganization in 1876.
Batho & Bingley operated as a specialist security printer in London through several partnerships and name changes across the mid-Victorian period, which is why the same firm appears under at least three distinct imprints across this issue's lifespan. That succession of trade names can make accurate attribution of individual specimens difficult without examining the specific imprint line.