| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 4 1/2 pence |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 25.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 6.76 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| Atkins #97 Lowsley #29 Pridmore #18 Mitchiner Unlisted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obverse : | CEYLON COMPANY LIMITED . * . | an elephant facing left within a circle. |
| Reverse : | - ST. SEBASTIAN MILLS B . * . | within a circle. |
Pridmore lists this token with slightly larger size of 26.8 mm in diameter and Weight of 6.99 grams. He notes a variety of the elephant design mentioned in B.N.J. Vol XXI (1931-33), p 159.
The tokens represented payments for picking certain fixed quantities
of coffee, and were redeemable on Saturdays by actual cash as allowed
for the quantities to which each referred; thus,
the A token
is said to have represented 2 1/4d., for a quarter bag;
the B token was 4 1/2d., being for half a bag, or cwt.;
and the C token for
9d., or a full bag, or 1 cwt.
See A token for more details.
The token was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at
200dpi.
The very fine condition image of the middle B
token scanned at 400dpi was purchased in Lanka in May 2003
.