5 Rupees
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Oriental Bank Corporation |
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1864-1875 |
| Value | 5 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571226 |
| References | P# S160 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
රුපියල් පහයි
ஐந்து ரூபாய்
FIVE
RUPEES
5
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
JAFNA, CEYLON 1st, June 1875
THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION
Promise to pay the Bearer on demand
at their Branch here, or at their Bank
in Colombo FIVE RUPEES Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. Accountt. Agent.
Translation: Five rupees.
Reverse
Blank.
Printer
Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Perkins,Bacon and Co.), United Kingdom (1820-1935)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1864-Mar-15 | P# S160aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1866-Mar-15 | P# S160pStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
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| 1875-Jun-01 | Proof. Unlisted in SCWPM. | ||||||||||||||
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