100 Rupees Galle; 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 | 1880 |
| Value | 100 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 186 × 115 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 572273 |
Obverse
Black print; green underprint.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් සියයයි
நூறு ரூபாய்
100
RUPEES
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
GALLE, 1st July. 1880
THE CHARTED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
Promises to pay the Bearer on demand here
or at COLOMBO, ONE HUNDRED RUPEES, value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
PERKINS, BACON & Co, LONDON.
Translation: One hundred rupees.
Reverse
Black print.
Guilloche pattern.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100
Perkins Bacon & Co, London
Watermark
Arched CHARTERED MERCANTILE above OF INDIA LONDON & CHINA; BANK in centre.
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1880-Jul-01 | |||||||||||||||
| 1880-Jul-01 | Proof. | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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