5 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 |
| Years | 1880-1883 |
| Value | 5 Rupees |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 178 × 112 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 572267 |
| References | P# S128 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Brown print; green underprint.
British arms at top centre.
Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Lettering:
CEYLON BRANCH
රුපියල් පහයි
ஐந்து ரூபாய்
FIVE
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, FIVE RUPEES, value received.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Entd. ACCOUNTT. MANAGER
Translation: Five rupees.
Reverse
Brown print.
Oval in each corner; value at centre.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FIVE
RUPEES
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1880-Jul-01 | |||||||||||||||
| 1883-Jan-03 | Proof. Not listed in SCWPM. | ||||||||||||||
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