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50 Rupees Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on red and blue guilloche underprint. Allegorical enthroned woman flanked by lions at left, bust of Mercury with caduceus at right, and British royal coat of arms at upper centre. Bilingual text in Sinhala and Tamil script appears below the main vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 COLOMBO THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER රුපියල්පනහයි ஐம்பது ரூபாய் Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Office here FIFTY RUPEES value received. COLOMBO 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 green letterpress print with intricate guilloche work filling the entire field. Two female heads face each other at centre within an ornate vignette, flanked by the denomination numeral 50 in each corner within circular guilloche medallions. Sinhala and Tamil inscriptions appear in rectangular panels at left and right. |
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