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100 Rupees
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation, Colombo |
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| Year | 1881-1884 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1872-1972) |
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| Obverse lettering | THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION INCORPOATED BY ROYAL CHARTER COLOMBO CEYLON ONE HUNDRED 100 Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Office here One Hundred Rupees Value received B.W.& Co. LONDON |
| Reverse description | Uniface design printed in pale multicolour guilloche underprint of soft greens and rose tones, with an elaborate lathe-work surround. The large numeral "100" occupies the central oval, flanked symmetrically by two intaglio portrait medallions of a classical female bust in profile. Corner numerals "100" appear in each quadrant, and a Sinhalese inscription runs along the upper register within the ornamental frame. |
| Reverse lettering | 100 |
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