| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 4½ pence |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 24. mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 3.49 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Grained |
| DieAxis | O° |
| Issue | not identified |
A Ceylon 4D½ Token with initials whch have not been identified. It is an example of a large number of same design and of same value with initials of persons or companies which have been used in 19th centuray British colonial Ceylon during the era of coffee plantations.
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| Lowsley #24, Pridmore #42 Mitchiner #2238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obverse - | --.-- G.R.P&C O. --.-- | between two lines with a dot in centre of each and within a beaded circle. |
| Reverse - | 4D½ | within a beaded circle. |
A well-struck copper token with beaded circles at margin on each
side; evidently issued before the Decimal coinage of 1870. The
initials have not been identified from local inquiries.
For more details on many coffee tokens of this type please see the page on the M.D.D.&Co. token.
This scan at 300&dpi is from an ebay Auction I lost in 2004 February.