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50 Rupees
| Issuer | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, Kandy |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green-printed note with the heading CEYLON BRANCH at top, flanked by Sinhala and Tamil script inscriptions; the Royal Arms vignette, incorporating the legend INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, is centrally placed at the top. Four ornate lathe-work rosettes occupy the upper corners, with the numeral 50 and RUPEES below each pair. A large intaglio FIFTY overprint in red-brown dominates the centre of the note, superimposed over the promise text, with FIFTY RUPEES in a second line beneath; the date KANDY 1st July 1870 and issuer name THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA appear in letterpress below the vignette. The word SPECIMEN is printed in the lower central area, and Sinhala and Tamil script border inscriptions run along the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON BRANCH INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 50 RUPEES KANDY 1st July 1870 THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA FIFTY FIFTY RUPEES By order of the Court of Directors SPECIMEN ENT.D ACCOUNT MANAGER දියල් පනහයි ஐம்பது ரூபாய் |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and carries a central guilloche oval vignette with interlaced lathe-work bands, flanked on each side by a circular ornamental motif bearing the numeral 50. The text CHARTERED MERCANTILE and OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA arcs across the upper and lower portions of the note respectively in mirror-image letterpress, visible through the paper as a back-printing design. The overall layout is spare and typographic, with the security underprint providing the primary decorative element. |
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