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50 Rupees Galle; Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper with an elaborate guilloche border. The British Royal Arms vignette appears at top centre, flanked by large numeral "50" denominators and Sinhala and Tamil script legends. The promise-to-pay text, date, and issuer name are set in letterpress below, with roles for Entd., Accountant, and Agent at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | රුපියල්පනහයි ஐம்பதுரூபாய் 50 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER GALLE, CEYLON 15th June 1866. THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Branch here, or at their Bank in Colombo FIFTY RUPEES, or the equivalent in the Currency of this Island Value received. By order of the Court of Directors, Entd. Accountt. Agent. Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate. (Translation: Fifty rupees.) |
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