Whitman Expo
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; low s/n 10 rupees
Details
Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Queen Elizabeth II wearing Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara; two peacocks
Reverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; guard stone (muragala) of naga-raja holding sprouting branch and punkalasa (pot of plenty, symbol of prosperity), beneath hood of cobra heads, with Sankha and Padma at feet
Basic Information
GSID:
192666
Denomination:
10 rupees
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts front; low s/n
