| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 9 pence |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 31. mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 12.63 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| Atkins #96 Lowsley #30 Pridmore #17 Mitchiner #2235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obverse : | CEYLON COMPANY LIMITED . * . | an elephant facing left within a circle. |
| Reverse : | - ST. SEBASTIAN MILLS C . * . | within a circle. |
C token is said to have represented 9d., for picking a full
bag of coffee, or double the weight of token B, and is 31 mm in diameter
with an Weight about 12.63 grams.
See also countermarked specimen of this token.
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 AU C token was won on E_bay in 2002 December from a dealer in CA-USA.