View/Print .pdf

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

CY 320

√ 5002.

1

1808

Currency

Bald, Noble

See also: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 37, lot 603

 

CY 321

√ 5003.

2

1809

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 322

√ 5004.

3

1809

Currency

Noble

No lines below T of ST 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

CY 323

√ 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

ST

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

CY 324

√ 5006.

5

1803

Currency

Bald, Numisor , Noble

Numeral 3 of date may have a flat or rounded top. See photos

 

CY 325

√ 5007.

6

1804

Currency

Noble

CEYLONGOVERNMENT

 

CY 326

√ 5008.

7

 

Currency

Noble

CEYLON.GOVERMENT

 

CY 327

√ 5009.

8

1805

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 328

√ 5010.

9

 

Currency

Noble

CEYLON.GOVERMENT

 

CY 329

√ 5011.

10

1808

Currency

Ste, Noble

 

 

CY 330

√ 5011c.

-

Currency

Noble

GOVRNMENT (E missing)

 

CY 331

√ 5012.

11

1809

Currency

Noble

Two lines below T of ST on reverse

 

CY 332

√ 5013.

12

 

Currency

Noble

One line below T of ST on reverse

 

CY 333

√ 5014.

13

 

Currency

Ste, Noble

No lines below T of ST 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

CY 334

√ 5015.

14

1803

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 335

√ 5016.

15

1804

Currency

Ste, Noble

 

 

CY 336

√ 5017.

16

1805

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 337

√ 5018.

17

1808

Currency

Ste, Noble

 

 

CY 338

√ 5019.

18

 

Currency

Noble

CEYLONGOVERNMENT: (colon at end)

 

CY 339

√ 5020.

19

1809

Currency

Noble

Two lines below T of ST on reverse.

 

CY 340

5021.

20

 

Currency

 

One line below T of ST on reverse.

 

CY 341

√ 5022.

21

 

Currency

Ste, Noble

No lines below T of ST on reverse.

 

CY 342

5023.

22

 

Currency

 

 

 

 

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/12th 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

CY 343

5024.

26

1801

Currency

 

 

 

CY 344

5025.

27

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 345

√ 5026.

28

1802

Currency

Noble

: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT (stop between words)

 

CY 346

√ 5027.

28A

 

Currency

Noble

: CEYLONGOVERNMENT

 

CY 347

√ 5028.

29

 

Currency

Noble

CEYLONGOVERNMENT

 

CY 348

5029.

30

1803

Currency

 

: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT (stop between words)

 

CY 349

√ 5030.

31

 

Currency

Noble

: CEYLONGOVERNMENT

 

CY 350

√ 5031.

32

 

Currency

Noble

: CEYLON : GOVERNMENT (colon between words)

 

CY 351

5032.

34

1804

Currency

 

: CEYLON . GOVERNMENT

 

CY 352

√ 5033.

35

 

Currency

Noble

: CEYLONGOVERNMENT

 

CY 353

√ 5034.

36

1805

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 354

√ 5035.

37

 

Currency

Noble

Stop between words

 

CY 355

√ 5036.

38

1811

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 356

√ 5037.

39

1812

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 357

√ 5038.

40

1813

Currency

Ste, Noble

 

 

CY 358

√ 5039.

41

1814

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 359

5040.

42

1815

Currency

 

 

 

 

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/12th 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

CY 360

√ 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

CY 361

√ 5042.

43

1801

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 362

√ 5043.

44

 

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 363

√ 5044.

45

1802

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 364

5045.

46

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 365

√ 5046.

47

1803

Currency

Ste, Noble

See photos for numeral 3 with flat or curved top.

 

CY 366

5047.

48

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 367

√ 5048.

49

 

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 368

5049.

51

1805

Currency

 

 

 

CY 369

√ 5050.

52

 

Currency

Noble

No stops in legend

 

CY 370

5051.

53

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 371

5052.

55

1811

Currency

 

 

 

CY 372

√ 5053.

56

 

Currency

Noble

Centre stop

 

CY 373

5054.

57

1812

Currency

 

 

 

CY 374

√ 5055.

58

1813

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 375

√ 5056.

59

1814

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 376

√ 5057.

60

1815

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 377

√ 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

CY 378

√ 5059.

50

1803

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 379

√ 5060.

54

1805

Currency

Noble

 

 

 

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/48th 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

CY 380

√ 5061.

62

1801

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 381

√ 5062.

63

1802

Currency

Noble

No lines below value. Dot separates legend

 

CY 382

5063.

64

 

Currency

 

No dot in legend

 

CY 383

5064.

65

 

Currency

 

Two lines below value

 

CY 384

√ 5065.

66

 

Currency

Noble

Two colons in legend

 

CY 385

5066.

67

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 386

√ 5067.

68

 

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 387

√ 5068.

69

1803

Currency

Ste, Noble

 

 

CY 388

√ 5069.

70

 

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 389

5070.

72

1811

Currency

 

 

 

CY 390

√ 5071.

73

 

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 391

√ 5072.

74

1812

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 392

5073.

75

 

Currency

 

 

 

CY 393

√ 5074.

76

1813

Currency

Hohn, Noble

 

 

CY 394

√ 5075.

77

1814

Currency

Noble

 

 

CY 395

5076.

78

1815

Currency

 

 

 

CY 396

√ 5077.

79

1816

Currency

Noble

 

 

 

Ceylon – Copper, Local Coinages – 1/48th 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

CY 397

√ 5078.

71

1803

Currency

 

 

 

 

Ceylon – Silver, Countermarked Madras Rupee and Half – Sixteen/Eight Fanams – 1823

See Pridmore SNC 67 p. 178-179 for discussion of countermark

 

Photo of Half Rupee

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

Composition

Silver

 

Edge

Plain

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Date

Denomination

Status

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

CY 398

5079.

24

 

Rupee

Currency

 

 

R

CY 399

√ 5079c.

-

 

Half Rupee

Currency

SA

 

RR

 

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

CY 400

√ 5080.

25

 

Currency

Ste, Noble

Open lotus (See Madras Mint St 4.19)

R

CY 401

√ 5080c.

25

 

”

Ste

Closed lotus (See Madras Mint St 4.27)

R

 

Crown countermark

 

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

 

 

 

 

Weight (g)

 

 

Diameter (mm)

 

Composition

Varies. See below

 

Edge

Plain

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Date

Status

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

CY 402

√ 5081.

256

1815

Lead Pattern

Noble

 

RRR

CY 403

√ 5082.

257

1815

Copper Pattern

Noble

Overstruck on a Dutch doit

RRR

 

Ceylon – Silver, Fanam Token (1/12th 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

CY 404

√ 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

CY 405

5084.

80

1813

Currency