1 Pound 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 | 1864-1869 |
| Value | 1 Pound |
| Currency | Pound (1828-1869) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 212 × 117 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571790 |
| References | P# S118 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Blue print; red underprint.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් දහයයි
ரூபாய் பத்து
ONE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
COLOMBO
THE CHARTED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
Promises to pay the Bearer on demand
at its Branch in COLOMBO, in the Currency
of the Island ONE POUND, Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
පවඬ් එකයි ஒரு பவுண்ட்
Translation: Ten rupees. One pound.
Reverse
Blue print.
Three guilloche.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1
PERKINS BACON & Co, LONDON
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 | |||||||||
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