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50 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1919-1929 |
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| Reference(s) | P#26 |
| Obverse description | Gray on violet and yellow-green underprint with elaborate guilloche work framing the note. The denomination FIFTY RUPEES is printed in large bold letters at center, flanked by numeral 50 roundels at left and right, with the promise-to-pay text in ornate script above; the date Colombo, 1st July 1929 appears in script at lower center. Inscription in Sinhala and Tamil scripts runs across the middle register, with the issuing authority panel at lower left and two manuscript signatures alongside the Commissioners of Currency title at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of FIFTY RUPEES Colombo, 1st. July 1929. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse centers on a finely engraved vignette of a Ceylon elephant standing beneath tall palm trees within a dotted oval frame. The vignette is enclosed by an ornate cartouche of scrollwork, floral rosettes, and foliate guilloche panels extending to all four corners, with no additional lettering. |
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