V.O.C. Letter of Credit for Ceylon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Kolombo den 18. January anno 1794
Letter of credit issued by the Dutch East India Company, bifolium w. letterpress text in Dutch, Sinhala and Tamil typeset, signed by the last governor of the island, Johan Gerard van Angelbeek (1794-96), Abraham Samland (Negotie Boekhouder) and by 1 other person Notes [including ours] were Endorsed in English in pen with 3 percent per annum on this Kredit Brief payable by the British Government of Ceylon After obtaining the approval of the Secretary of State and protracted negotiations with the holders the Government bought in the 130 [remaining] notes in 1912, for a sum of Rs.
13,890 and cancelled them
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- bifolium w. letterpress text in Dutch, Sinhala and Tamil typeset
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 25.7 x 16.5 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 184552136
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- Issue or mint date
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Research required
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