5 Shillings Mercantile Bank of India, London & China
Features
| Issuer |
Sri Lanka ›
Ceylon (1597-1972)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Mercantile Bank of India, London and China |
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Banknotes |
| Year | 1857 |
| Value | 5 Shillings (¼) |
| Currency | Pound (1828-1869) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 148 × 112 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Overprinted |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 571726 |
| References | P# S131 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Black print; blue underprint. Black vertical overprint.
Front facing, seated Britannia, holding spear and shield. Lion at left, crown and anchor at right, sailling ships and tree in background.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
5
SHILLINGS
සිලින් පහයි ஐந்து ஷீலீன்
COLOMBO 18__
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA,
Promises to pay the Bearer in demand
at Its branch in COLOMBO, in the Currency
of the Islands FIVE SHILLINGS, Value rec.
ISSUED AT KANDY.
By order of the Directors
Entd. Acct. MANAGER
Translation: Five shillings.
Printer
Batho & Bingley (Batho's & Co; Batho,Spraig & Co), London, United KingdomSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1857-Jul-01 | |||||||||||||||
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