1st May 1917 Sig 7 Prefix B/1 - B/30 Black 4 75-mm tall serif s/n With horizontal bar in fractional prefix Intro: 00 08 1917 1 rupee

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1st May 1917 Sig 7 Prefix B/1 - B/30 Black 4 75-mm tall serif s/n With horizontal bar in fractional prefix Intro: 00 08 1917 1 rupee

Details

Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; guilloches

Reverse: English text; guilloches

Basic Information

GSID:

192435

Denomination:

1 rupee

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

1st May 1917 Sig 7 Prefix B/1 - B/30 Black 4 75-mm tall serif s/n With horizontal bar in fractional prefix Intro: 00 08 1917

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Green, blue, and violet

Note Dimension:

114 x 64 mm

Printer:

THOS DE LA RUE & CO LTD LONDON

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