Sri Lanka, 1802 AD., Ceylon, George III, 1/192 Rixdollar, Pridmore 87.
Sri Lanka, British Crown colony Ceylon, struck by Soho Mint, Matthew Boulton in Birmingham (England) for circulation in Ceylon, 1802 AD.,
1/192-Rix-dollar (1/4 Stiver) (18,5 mm / 1,91 g), copper, ca. 2 g mint weight, mintage 3.600.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), (formerly plain edge),
Obv.: 1802 , elephant standing left, date below, all within a circle of annulets between two plain circles.
Rev.: CEYLON. GOVERNMENT * / 192 , name of issuer divided at top by cinquefoil (*), around the fractional value to the Rix-dollar at center within a cord circle, all within a circle of annulets between two plain circles.
KM 73 ; Pridmore 87 ; Mitchiner 2220 .
Year / Mintage
1802 3.600.000
1802 Gilt Proof, not issued for circulation
1802 Proof, not issued for circulation
1804 Gilt Proof, not issued for circulation
1804 Proof, not issued for circulation
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