Ceylon – Silver, Local Coinages – Two Rix Dollars (96 Stivers) – 1803 to 1816

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5002.	1	1808	Currency	Bald, Noble	See also: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 37, lot 603
	√ 5003.	2	1809	Currency	Noble
	√ 5004.	3	1809	Currency	Noble	No lines below T of S^T on reverse

Ceylon – Silver, Local Coinages – Rix Dollar (48 Stivers) – 1803

Elephant facing right

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5005.	4	1803	Currency	Noble		RRR

Ceylon – Silver, Local Coinages – 48 Stivers (Rix Dollar) – 1803 to 1816

An Elephant facing left with the date below. This is surrounded by a dashed border	The value 48 S^T In a beaded circle. Surrounded by the legend: CEYLON GOVERNMENT The two words separated by a symbol composed of seven dots

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5006.	5	1803	Currency	Bald, Numisor , Noble	Numeral 3 of date may have a flat or rounded top. See photos
	√ 5007.	6	1804	Currency	Noble	CEYLONGOVERNMENT
	√ 5008.	7		Currency	Noble	CEYLON.GOVERMENT
	√ 5009.	8	1805	Currency	Noble
	√ 5010.	9		Currency	Noble	CEYLON.GOVERMENT
	√ 5011.	10	1808	Currency	Ste, Noble
	√ 5011c.	-		Currency	Noble	GOVRNMENT (E missing)
	√ 5012.	11	1809	Currency	Noble	Two lines below T of S^T on reverse
	√ 5013.	12		Currency	Noble	One line below T of S^T on reverse
	√ 5014.	13		Currency	Ste, Noble	No lines below T of S^T on reverse. See photos for one with a dot in the numerals 48

Ceylon – Silver, Local Coinages – Half Rix Dollar (24 Stivers) – 1803 to 1816

Photo taken from Ebay
An Elephant facing left standing and facing left The date below	The value surrounded by the legend The words separated by a symbol composed of four dots

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5015.	14	1803	Currency	Noble
	√ 5016.	15	1804	Currency	Ste, Noble
	√ 5017.	16	1805	Currency	Noble
	√ 5018.	17	1808	Currency	Ste, Noble
	√ 5019.	18		Currency	Noble	CEYLONGOVERNMENT: (colon at end)
	√ 5020.	19	1809	Currency	Noble	Two lines below T of S^T on reverse.
	5021.	20		Currency		One line below T of S^T on reverse.
	√ 5022.	21		Currency	Ste, Noble	No lines below T of S^T on reverse.
	5023.	22		Currency

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/12^th Rix Dollar (4 Stivers) – 1801 to 1816

An elephant facing left. Date below

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	5024.	26	1801	Currency
	5025.	27		Currency
	√ 5026.	28	1802	Currency	Noble	: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT (stop between words)
	√ 5027.	28A		Currency	Noble	: CEYLONGOVERNMENT
	√ 5028.	29		Currency	Noble	CEYLONGOVERNMENT
	5029.	30	1803	Currency		: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT (stop between words)
	√ 5030.	31		Currency	Noble	: CEYLONGOVERNMENT
	√ 5031.	32		Currency	Noble	: CEYLON : GOVERNMENT (colon between words)
	5032.	34	1804	Currency		: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT
	√ 5033.	35		Currency	Noble	: CEYLONGOVERNMENT
	√ 5034.	36	1805	Currency	Noble
	√ 5035.	37		Currency	Noble	Stop between words
	√ 5036.	38	1811	Currency	Noble
	√ 5037.	39	1812	Currency	Noble
	√ 5038.	40	1813	Currency	Ste, Noble
	√ 5039.	41	1814	Currency	Noble
	5040.	42	1815	Currency

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/12^th Rix Dollar (4 Stivers) – 1801 to 1816, Elephant Right

Elephant facing right

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5041.	33	1803	Currency	Noble

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/24th Rix Dollar (2 Stivers) – 1801 to 1816

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5042.	43	1801	Currency	Noble
	√ 5043.	44		Currency	Noble
	√ 5044.	45	1802	Currency	Noble
	5045.	46		Currency
	√ 5046.	47	1803	Currency	Ste, Noble	See photos for numeral 3 with flat or curved top.
	5047.	48		Currency
	√ 5048.	49		Currency	Noble
	5049.	51	1805	Currency
	√ 5050.	52		Currency	Noble	No stops in legend
	5051.	53		Currency
	5052.	55	1811	Currency
	√ 5053.	56		Currency	Noble	Centre stop
	5054.	57	1812	Currency
	√ 5055.	58	1813	Currency	Noble
	√ 5056.	59	1814	Currency	Noble
	√ 5057.	60	1815	Currency	Noble
	√ 5058.	61	1816	Currency	Noble

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/24th Rix Dollar (2 Stivers) – 1803/1816, Elephat to Right

Elephant facing right

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5059.	50	1803	Currency	Noble
	√ 5060.	54	1805	Currency	Noble

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/48^th Rix Dollar (1 Stiver) – 1801 to 1816

An elephant facing left with the date below	The value within a circle: 48 Surrounded by the legend: CEYLON GOVERNMENT

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5061.	62	1801	Currency	Noble
	√ 5062.	63	1802	Currency	Noble	No lines below value. Dot separates legend
	5063.	64		Currency		No dot in legend
	5064.	65		Currency		Two lines below value
	√ 5065.	66		Currency	Noble	Two colons in legend
	5066.	67		Currency
	√ 5067.	68		Currency	Noble
	√ 5068.	69	1803	Currency	Ste, Noble
	√ 5069.	70		Currency	Noble
	5070.	72	1811	Currency
	√ 5071.	73		Currency	Noble
	√ 5072.	74	1812	Currency	Noble
	5073.	75		Currency
	√ 5074.	76	1813	Currency	Hohn, Noble
	√ 5075.	77	1814	Currency	Noble
	5076.	78	1815	Currency
	√ 5077.	79	1816	Currency	Noble

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/48^th Rix Dollar (1 Stiver) – 1803

Coin shown is possibly a forgery
Elephant facing right

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5078.	71	1803	Currency

Ceylon – Silver, Countermarked Madras Rupee – Sixteen Fanams – 1823

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	5079.	24		Currency

Ceylon – Silver, Countermarked Madras Quarter Rupee – Four Fanams – 1823

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5080.	25		Currency	Ste, Noble	Open lotus (See Madras Mint St 4.19)	R
	√ 5080c.	25		”	Ste	Closed lotus (See Madras Mint St 4.27)	R

Crown countermark

Ceylon – Lead & Copper, Pattern Fanam Token (1/12^th Rix Dollar) – 1815

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Varies. See below

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5081.	256	1815	Lead Pattern	Noble		RRR
	√ 5082.	257	1815	Copper Pattern	Noble	Overstruck on a Dutch doit	RRR

Ceylon – Silver, Fanam Token (1/12^th Rix Dollar) – 1814 to 1815

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 5083.	23		Currency	Ste, Noble

Ceylon – Copper, Quarter Pice – 1813

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	5084.	80	1813	Currency