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| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1941-1946 |
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| Reference(s) | P#36A |
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| Reverse description | Blue on olive and orange underprint with a microprinted repeating pattern of THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON forming the guilloche background. A central vignette illustrates the Temple of the Tooth, captioned TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH, with pilgrims in the foreground and foliage framing the scene; THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON runs in an arc across the top, and the numeral 10 RUPEES is printed at a slant in the upper corners. The Sinhala denomination රුපියල් දහයයි appears at the lower left and the Tamil பத்து ரூபாய் at the lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH 10 RUPEES රුපියල් දහයයි பத்து ரூபாய் |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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