Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 50 rupees Values

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Central Bank of Ceylon

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 50 rupees Values

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n 50 rupees Values

Details

Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Lethe dynsate (Sri Lankan forester) butterfly; Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (red-faced malkoha) bird perched on Hydnocarpus venenata (chaulmugra) branch; sun

Reverse: Back (vertical): English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Mesua thwaitesii tree; Dendrobium mc carthiae (marron stripe orchid) flower; Galloperdix bicalcarata (Sri Lankan spurfowl) birds; Otocryptis wiegmanni (Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard)

Basic Information

GSID:

192913

Denomination:

50 rupees

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; no s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Blue

Note Dimension:

147 x 74 mm

Printer:

(Unknown)

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