| Denomination | : 25 Ryxds |
| Dutch | : Vyf en Twintig |
| Sinhala | : පතාග විසිපහ |
| Thamil | : இறையால இருபத்தைந்து |
| Size | : 162 x 249 mm |
| Date | : 18 January 1794 |
| Status | : Cancelled |
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Front:
| No ... | Goed voor Ryksdaalders 25 |
| Zegge Vyf en Twintig Ryksdaalders. | |
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WY ondergetekende Certificeeren, dat Thoonder dee- zes, by de Compagnie te goet heeft Vyf en Twintig Ryksdaalders van 48 zwaare Stuyvers, Indisch-Geld. voor welkers waerde dees Kreditbrief overal ten dee- zen Eilande gangbaar zal gehouden worden | |
| ඉලක්කම පතාග |
| විසිපහකට හොදයි ෴ |
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මෙක පෙනනන
අයගෙ:
ඊන්දියාවෙ
මුදල්වු පතාගයට ඉස්තිබ්රි හතලිස් අටගනනේ පතාග විසිපහක් කොම්පඤෙඤ්වෙත තිබෙනබව මෙහි පහල අතහන්කල අපි එලිදරවු කරනවායැ. එ වෙනි ගනනට මෙ විස්වාසකෙරිමෙ ලිවුම මෙ දිවයි නේ සැමතැනම වලගුවෙනඩ යෙදේයැ. |
| ம இலககம இறையால |
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௲.
ககு
நலலது
இதைககாணபிககிறவாகளுடைய
மு தல இநதியாலின னானையம இறையாலுககு இஸததிவிரி நாறபததெடடு வீதம இறையால ௲. கொமபஞஞியலி லெ யிருககிறபடிககு இதின கீளெ கையெளுதது வைககப படட நானகள நிசஞ சொலலுகிறொம. இவவிலஙகைத தீ வுககடுதத சகலலிடஙகளிலும இநத முதலொடுககுக கடதாகியநதது கைககு வளஙகுமபடிககு யொததுக கொளளபடும. |
Endorsement in English
| 3 pCent per annum on this Kredit Brief payable |
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by the British Government of Ceylon under the condition of the Sixth article of the Capitulation of Columbo. |
Back : Blank with probably handwritten Endorsements of interest (unavailable)
WaterMark : Need to Find out
Printed : Dutch Press in Colombo Fort which was founded in 1737 (Based on Sinhala & Tamil Fonts)
Size : The size of the Rubber Seal also stamped on the Dutch Kasnoot
measured in National Museum note, was used to estimated that the scan of
this note from book was 210 dpi
Observe that this 1794 note does not have the large Numeric Denomination on upper right which is seen on the 1795 note which please also see for more discussion, particularly on the "dot"s above the Thamil characters which are missing from this old Text.
The Endorsement in English and the Signature of George Gregory Collector for Colombo with Black rectangular personal Seal of Colonel James Stuart who led the British troops to take Ceylon from the Dutch, at the bottom was added by the British, after they accepted the liability and agreed to pay 3% interest for up to £50,000 of Kredit Brieven and Kas Nooten still in Circulation.
On the upper right corner of this Note there is the oldest Endorsement which says Interest Paid from 15th February to 15th August 1796. This Interest at 3% per annum would have been 15 Ryxds for 6 months.
This image of a 25 Ryxds note is from Netherlands Zwiggelaar Auction 30 Lot 241 which was estimated at €10,000-€20,000 and sold for €26,000+BP on 2023 December 6th. Previously documented by Codrington, but the first time I saw an image.
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Chapter X Dutch - Page 124, 144
Please contact kavan @ gmail.com if you can help correct the Thamil copied from the 1000 Ryxds note. Thanks.