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50 Rupees Oriental Bank Corporation
| Issuer | Oriental Bank Corporation |
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| Year | 1854-1880 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | රුපියල්පනහයි ஐம்பதுரூபாய் 50 Incorporated by Royal Charter. COLOMBO, CEYLON 2nd Jany 1854 THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION Promise to pay the Bearer on demand at their Office here, FIFTY RUPEES or the equivalent in the Currency of this Island. Value received. By order of the Court of Directors, Entd. Accountt. Manager (Translation: Fifty rupees.) |
| Reverse description | Black intaglio print. The reverse carries a symmetrical lathe-work design composed of four large oval guilloche medallions arranged in pairs, linked by spirographic scrollwork and smaller rosettes, printed from Perkins Bacon patent hardened steel plates. An adhesive repair slip from Grayling, Kresham & Son, London is affixed vertically at centre. |
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| Protection description | Curved ORIENTAL BANK above curved CORPORATION. |
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