50 Rupees Oriental Bank Corporation
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Oriental Bank Corporation |
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1854-1880 |
| Value | 50 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571713 |
| References | P# S144 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.
COLOMBO, CEYLON 2nd Jany 1854
THE ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION
Promise to pay the Bearer on demand
at their Office here,FIFTY RUPEES or the equivalent
in the Currency of this Island. Value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. Accountt. Manager
Translation: Fifty rupees.
Reverse
Black print.
Spirographic design.
Script: Latin
Lettering: Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate.
Watermark
Curved ORIENTAL BANK above curved CORPORATION.
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1854-Jan-02 | Not listed in SCWPM. | ||||||||||||||
| 1880-Jan-01 | Proof. | ||||||||||||||
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