2 Rixdollars
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | United East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) |
| Period |
Dutch occupation (1640-1796)
|
| Type | Banknotes |
| Year | 1796 |
| Value | 2 Rixdollars |
| Currency | Rixdollar (1796-1828) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 102 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571443 |
| References | P# S42 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print.
Company monogram stamp at upper left and lower right. Coat of arms of Colombo circular stamp at lower left and upper right.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
Goed voor twee Ryxds
පතාග දෙකකට
இறையால இரண்டுககு
2
Translation: Good for two rixdollars.
Reverse
Black print.
Seal and signature.
Script: Latin
Lettering: KOLUMBO den I. JANUARY 1796
Translation: Colombo, January 1st, 1796.
Printer
Government Press (British); Dutch Press (Dutch Ocupation), CeylonManage my collection
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1796-Jan-01 | |||||||||||||||
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