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1st December 1925 Sig 13 Prefix C/1 - C/10 Red sans serif s/n upper/lower front (4x) With horizontal bar in fractional prefix 5 rupees Values

1st December 1925 Sig 13 Prefix C/1 - C/10 Red sans serif s/n upper/lower front (4x) With horizontal bar in fractional prefix 5 rupees Values

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1st December 1925 Sig 13 Prefix C/1 - C/10 Red sans serif s/n upper/lower front (4x) With horizontal bar in fractional prefix 5 rupees Values

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1st December 1925 Sig 13 Prefix C/1 - C/10 Red sans serif s/n upper/lower front (4x) With horizontal bar in fractional prefix 5 rupees Values

Details

Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; guilloches

Reverse: Palm trees and elephant

Basic Information

GSID:

192485

Denomination:

5 rupees

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

1st December 1925 Sig 13 Prefix C/1 - C/10 Red sans serif s/n upper/lower front (4x) With horizontal bar in fractional prefix

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Black, green orange, and purple

Note Dimension:

168 x 129 mm

Printer:

THOS DE LA RUE & CO LONDON

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