50 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 | 50 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 197 × 122 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 572854 |
| References | P# S149 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
රුපියල්පනහයි
ஐம்பதுரூபாய்
50
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 FIFTY RUPEES Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. Accountt. Agent.
Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate.
Translation: Fifty rupees.
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 | Proof. | ||||||||||||||
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