1802 - Ceylon

1/192 Rix-dollar - Quarter Stiver

Quarter Stiver copper coin struck in England for circulation in Ceylon.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationQuarter Stiver
AlloyCopper
Diameter19. mm
Thickness mm
Weight2.46 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
DieAxis
Issue3,600,000
Proof
MintSoho Mint
1802_f192rxd_obverse 1802_f192rxd_reverse
Pridmore #87; Mitchiner #2220; Krause #73

Obverse : Within a circle of annulets between two plain circles an elephant facing left and year 1802 below.
Reverse : Within a circle of annulets between two plain circles; CEYLON.GOVERNMENT divided at top by cinquefoil (*). 192 the fractional value to the Rix-dollar at center within a cord circle.

Also struck a Proof and Copper Gilt Proof of 1802; and also of 1804 which was not issued for circulation.

Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
  Page 147 Chapter XI British - I - 1796-1825. Plate 149.

The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi.
This VF coin was purchased at a coin Show in USA to replace a coin in the original collection cleaned to a lower grade in my chidish ignorance over 30 years ago.