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2 Pounds
| Issuer | Bank of Ceylon, Colombo |
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| Year | 1845 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1694-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in intaglio engraving on white paper with a classical Victorian layout. At upper centre, a large royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters is flanked by the bank title 'Bank of Ceylon' in ornate script; to the left, a circular vignette presents a seated Britannia-type allegorical female figure with a bull and trident, surrounded by a decorative border with the inscription 'INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER'. The denomination 'TWO POUNDS' appears in a rectangular letterpress panel at lower left, with bilingual inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil script above and below the English text, and two printed serial number panels reading 'No 2746' appear at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Ceylon COLOMBO No2746 THE BEARER hereof will receive TWO POUNDS on Demand at the Bank of Ceylon in the Currency of this Island COLOMBO For the DIRECTORS & COMPANY Director Manager Account Ex.a & Ent.d TWO POUNDS INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER |
| Reverse description | No second image provided; reverse description is not available for this trial note. |
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