10 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 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Value | 10 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 185 × 115 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 572263 |
Obverse
Black print.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් දහයයි
பத்து ரூபாய்
10
RUPEES
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
KANDY, 1st Jany 1870
THE CHARTED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here
or at Colombo, TEN RUPEES, Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
PERKINS, BACON & Co, LONDON.
Translation: Ten 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 | 
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| 1870-Jan-01 | Proof. | ||||||||||||||
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