| Obverse description |
Green or yellow-green outline of TWO at center filled with horizontal microprint. Value on light brown or green guilloche pattern on slightly larger purple guilloche pattern underprint. Name of issuing entity in dark brown centered on top above text and value in text within a 4.5-inch bar, with on either side, the numeric value within an octagon with sides arced in, filled with radial-in microprint CEYLONGOVT. Value below in Sinhala on left and in Tamil on right. Place and date of issuance centered below. Two facsimile signatures right of center bracketed with serial number above and below on both left and right in ellipse filled with radial-out microprint TWORUPEES. Printer name at bottom left. |
| Obverse lettering |
THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of 2 TWO RUPEES 2 රුපියල් දෙකයි இரண்டு ரூபாய் Colombo, 10th September 1930. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY |
| Reverse description |
At center of a floral design in green including the armorial crest of British Ceylon, an Elephant facing forward with four coconut palms on each side and mountains in background. |
| Reverse lettering |
|
| Signature(s) |
|
| Protection type |
Watermark |
| Protection description |
Large dark TWO RUPEES at top and light GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON at bottom with elephant and dagaba bubble shape with parasol and lightning conductor on either side higher on left and lower on right. |
| Variants |
January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID |
3787028660 |
| Comments |
|
