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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

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Central Bank of Ceylon

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

Details

Obverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; lion holding whip; flowers; S W R D Bandaranaike

Reverse: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; tree and Vihara Maha Devi statue in Vihara Maha Devi Park (formerly Victoria Park) in Colombo; flowers

Basic Information

GSID:

192872

Denomination:

50 rupees

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n

Design Details

Note Color:

Orange, blue, and green

Note Dimension:

148 x 78 mm

Printer:

THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED

Feedback:

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1902 $20 3rd Charter Period, 3rd Issue Plain Back (Fr. 650)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1918 $1 St. Louis (Fr. 733)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1929 $100 Type 1 (Fr. 1804-1)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1906 $20 (Fr. 1182)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1820 10c Small 0, JR-2 MS

Auction Ends: 4/29/2026

1902 $20 3rd Charter Period, 3rd Issue Plain Back (Fr. 650)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1918 $1 Minneapolis (Fr. 736)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

5c Jefferson Postage Stamp Obverse (Fr. 1231)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1902 $10 3rd Charter Period, 3rd Issue Plain Back (Fr. 624)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1902 $20 3rd Charter Period, 3rd Issue Plain Back (Fr. 652)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1929 $20 Type 1 (Fr. 1802-1)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1935A $1 Hawaiian, Replacement (Fr. 2300*)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1907 $10 Wire Rim MS

Auction Ends: 4/29/2026

1929 $20 Type 2 (Fr. 1802-2)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

1902 $10 3rd Charter Period, 3rd Issue Plain Back (Fr. 632)

Auction Ends: 4/21/2026

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

Central Bank of Ceylon

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 50 rupees Values

Details

Basic Information

Varieties and Classification