| Denomination | : 1 Pound |
| Design Color | : Brown |
| Text Color | : Black |
| English | : One Pound |
| Sinhala | : රුපියල්දහයයි : පවඬ්එකයි |
| Thamil | : பத்துரூபாய் : ஒருபவுண்ட் |
| Size | : 203 x 128 mm |
| Date | : ___ 18__ |
| Status | : Specimen |
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Front : On a decorated rectangular wide border centered on top
in Sinhala
යෙසියතික්බන්කිඬ්කොර්පොරේෂන්.
on bottom in Thamil யெசியதிக்.பெங்கிங்கொர்ப்பொறேஷன்,
Denomination in Pounds on left
in Sinhala පවඬ්එකයි
& in Thamil ஒருபவுண்ட்
and in Rupees on Right
in Sinhala රුපියල්දහයයි
& in Thamil பத்துரூபாய்
Numeric Denomination £1 in 4 corners with unit of currency.
Within border on top ASIATIC BANKING CORPORATION
below center crowned British Royal Coat of arms in decorate within belt with legend
THE ASIATIC BANKING CORPORATION and below in waving scroll
legend INCORPORATED _ BY ROYAL _ CHARTER.
On either side Denomination in English in decorate with
No ##### in shaded rectangle below.
Within shaded rectangle shape THE ASIATIC BANKING CORPORATION
Promises to pay bearer on demand at their Branch in
COLOMBO in the Currency of the Island
ONE POUNDS value received
THE ASIATIC BANKING CORPORATION in Micro-Text cover shaded
region with Denomination outlined in large Text on it.
Below COLOMBO ____ 18__ .
Below By Order of the Court of Directors above in one line
Entd _____
Acct ______ Manager
with two manuscript signatures if issued.
with Huge £1 as centered under-print.
In small text outside border in bottom center
SMITH ELDER & Co ENGRAVERS LONDON
Back : On a elaborate decorate of full back of currency Note.
Diagonally within circles in four corners Numeric £1 with ONE
on either side in annulus.
On Upper left and lower right from out to in
denomination in Rupees in annulus
upper in Thamil பத்துரூபாய்
& lower in Sinhala රුපියල්දහයයි.
On Upper right and lower left from out to in
denomination in Pounds in annulus
upper in Thamil ஒருபவுண்ட்
& lower in Sinhala පවඬ්එකයි
Large outline of ONE overlayed with POUND at Center
within a wavy loop of twenty five small circles with numeric
£1 connected by arcs with ONE POUND in micro-print.
A flowered design fill the background within decorated border.
Watermark : ASIATIC in a downward arc above
BANKING CORPORATION in an upward arc below,
written with Lighter than paper outline. (Need to confirm it is same)
Printed : Smith Elder & Co Engravers London.
Size : Size of Frame Measured on £1 note from Colombo National Museum
collection.
Note that the value in vernacular Sinhala and Thamil is also given in Rupees, as the Indian Rupee was the familiar currency in circulation. One Pound Sterling equaled to Ten Rupees.
This byface type is similar to the square 10 Shillings note. All issued notes of this type don't have the unit of currency £ in numeric denomination, so this type may only be Specimen, which was never issued.
Images from Auction listings mostly from Spink Auction listings
£1,
Auction Images estimated at about 135 dpi displayed at 50 dpi.
Please contact kavan @ gmail.com if I have made errors in encoding the Thamil in Unicode.