| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Five cents |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 34.0 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 18.90 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
Queen Victoria - Five Cent
A definitive decimal currency Five cent copper coin established by an Order in Council dated 1869 June 18th. Declared legal tender in Ceylon 1872 January 1st with limit of tender 5 Rupees. These large five cents piece had been found inconvenient and cumbersome and were demonetized by Order in Council dated 1909 October 18th with effect from 1910 July 1st.
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Obverse : Young Head of Victoria to left wearing a coronet ornamented with scrolls. A fret border broken by the legend VICTORIA QUEEN, along periphery. Initials of Mint C.MINT in relief on the truncation of the neck.
Reverse : A Talipot palm in the center with Left Sinhala sather paha; Right Tamil 5.Satam. CEYLON . FIVE . CENTS and year below along periphery.
| Pridmore | Year | Alloy | Issue | Mint | Proof | Silver | Gold |
| 179 | 1870 | Cu | 7,009,000 | Calcutta | 179A | 179B | |
| 180 | 1890 | Cu | 1,001,000 | Calcutta | 180A | ||
| 1891 | Cu | None | Calcutta | 181 | 181A | 181B | |
| 182 | 1892 | Cu | 1,000,000 | Calcutta | 182A | 182B | |
| 1898 | Cu | None | ? | 183 |
The weight is based on the old English copper penny.
The Dick Ford collection (in Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Auctions #19 Ceylon 1995 February 23. Singapore lot#198) notes that Pridmore 183 (Proof 1898) does not exist.
The coin was scaned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 200dpi.