1815 - Ceylon

One Stiver

One Stiver copper coin struck at the Royal Mint for circulation in Ceylon.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationOne Stiver
AlloyCopper
Diameter28. mm
Thickness mm
Weight9.07 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
DieAxis
Issue2,880,000
Proof
MintRoyal Mint
1815_1st_obverse 1815_1st_reverse
Pridmore #91; Mitchiner #2222; Krause #81

Obverse : Laur and draped bust to right. T.W placed below the right shoulder. Around margin GEORGIUS III D:G : BRITANNIARUM REX
Reverse : Within plain rim an elephant facing left and above, CEYLON around rim; ONE STIVER in a single line; and below 1815.

The Stiver known in Sinhala Tuttuwa and in Tamil Tuddu was worth 3 Dutch challie (VOC Duits), and 4 English challie (1/2 Farthings).

Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
  Page 154 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in England .

The coin was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 200dpi.