5 Rupees Kandy; Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China |
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1870-1873 |
| Value | 5 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571251 |
| References | P# S129 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් පහයි
ஐந்து ரூபாய்
FIVE
RUPEES
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
KANDY, 1st Nov. 1873
THE CHARTED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here
or at Colombo, FIVE RUPEES, Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
PERKINS, BACON & Co, LONDON.
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1870-Jan-01 | Color trial. Not listed in SCWPM. | ||||||||||||||
| 1873-Nov-01 | Proof. | ||||||||||||||
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