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50 Rupees Galle; Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881-1884 |
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| Value | 50 Rupees |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 FIFTY GALLE THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER රුපියල්පනහයි ஐம்பதுரூபாய் Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Office here or at their bank in Colombo FIFTY RUPEES value received. GALLE 1st January 1881. By Order of the Court of Directors ENTD. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER. CEYLON BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO ENGRAVERS LONDON (Translation: Fifty rupees.) |
| Reverse description | Red and blue print on pale guilloche underprint; two facing female busts in classical style, one at left and one at right, positioned symmetrically about the vertical axis. Denomination numeral 50 appears in each corner, with Sinhala and Tamil scripts in cartouches flanking the central vignettes. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 FIFTY රුපියල්පනහයි ஐம்பதுரூபாய் (Translation: Fifty rupees.) |
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