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50 Rupees
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation, Galle |
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| Year | 1881-1884 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio-printed note on white paper with ornate lathe-work borders and corner numerals reading '50' and 'FIFTY' alternately. To the left, an oval vignette shows a seated classical female figure in an architectural setting, while to the right a second oval vignette presents a standing female figure holding grapes. The Royal Arms of the Oriental Bank Corporation, incorporated by Royal Charter, occupies the upper centre, flanked by inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil script, above a promise-to-pay text in English. The place name 'GALLE' appears at the top and 'CEYLON' at the foot, with 'LONDON' printed in the lower centre area. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in muted red-brown and green tones, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche underprint with two large mirrored portrait vignettes of a classical female head at centre, facing inward symmetrically. Corner pieces carry the denomination numeral '50' in each quadrant, two of which are inverted for orientation balance. Sinhala and Tamil denomination inscriptions appear in horizontal cartouches flanking the central vignettes, and a further denomination inscription in both scripts is visible in the lower centre area. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 සිංහල numerals ජනාධිපය |
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