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Auction: 11021 - Ceylon Banknotes
Lot: 1474

Oriental Bank Corporation, 5 rupees, Colombo, 1 January 1881, serial number C256949, black and white, value in blue and pink-orange central guilloche, maiden on throne at left (Empire), Mercury at right, royal arms top centre, two manuscript signatures below, reverse pale red-pink and blue, medallic female head at left and right (PS 142), somewhat frayed at left margin otherwise VG but presentable and very rare Estimate £ 1,500-2,500

Estimate
£1,500 to £2,500