5 Rupees Galle; Oriental Bank Corporation
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Oriental Bank Corporation |
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1866 |
| Value | 5 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 146 × 115 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 572845 |
| References | P# S147 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
රුපියල් පහයි
ஐந்து ரூபாய்
FIVE
RUPEES
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
GALLE, CEYLON 15th, June 1866
THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION
Promise to pay the Bearer on demand
at their Branch here, or at their Bank
in Colombo FIVE RUPEES Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. Accountt. Agent.
Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate.
Translation: Five rupees.
Reverse
Black print.
Guilloche at centre.
Script: Latin
Lettering: Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate.
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1866-Jun-15 | Not listed in SCWPM. | ||||||||||||||
| 1866-Dec-15 | |||||||||||||||
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