| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 19 cents |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Weight | 4.38 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Grained |
| DieAxis | 0° |
1876 - Colombo, Ceylon
Token issued in 1876 which was struck in England for Mr. James Perera Jayatilleka, who had a store in Dam Street, Colombo, and retired in 1880.
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| Lowsley #12 Pridmore #46 Mitchiner #2239 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Obverse : | C O L O M B O * below, around JPJ | at center in plain circle, within two circles, the outer one beaded. |
| Reverse : | C E N T S * below, around 19 | at center in plain circle, within two circles, the outer one beaded. |
This very neat copper 19 cents token represented the usual price paid for picking half a bag of clean coffee.
Reference
* Coins and Tokens
of Ceylon, Lieut. Col B. Lowsley, Num. Chron. Sr III Vol. XV, 1895.
* The Coins of British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the
reign of George VI 1952
Part 2 - Asian Territories by F. Pridmore Spink & Son Ltd., 1965.
Tokens
* Oriental Coins AD 600 - 1979 by Michael Mitchiner 1979
The choice Uncirculated token was scanned at 300dpi and the images are
displayed at 250dpi.
It was purchased in 2002 May from a dealer in
USA.