< 1869 - Pilo Fernando, Ceylon

Mill at Slave Island, Colombo

Issued prior to 1869, Messrs. Pilo Fernando mills were at Slave Island, Colombo, and were pulled down about 1872.

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination 4.5 pence Alloy copper Diameter 25.0 mm Thickness  mm Weight 4.01 gms Shape Round Edge Milled DieAxis O° Issue
Atkins #99 Lowsley #25 Pridmore #33 Mitchiner #2243

Obverse :	Along periphery legend	COFFEE PICKER'S CHIT	over a bust to left, uncrowned, of Queen Victoria.
Reverse :	Along periphery legend	PILO FERNANDO * COLOMBO *	4D½ in center.

For more details See square token of half the value although of practically the same weight.

The tokens valued at 4½ was the amount paid for a day's set labour task of picking half-a-hundred weight of clean coffee.

The token was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 250dpi.
The very fine condition coin was purchased on ebay in December 1998.
It has however a small jewelry-like ring weld to obverse.