| SPECIFICATIONS | ||
| Alloy | Pb | |
| Type | Cast | |
| Diameter | 18.0 mm | |
| Thickness | 2.6 mm | |
| Weight | 3.04 gms | |
| Mint | Ruhuna | |
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Obverse : Maiden standing with right leg bent back. Right hand with
mirror, held up to face,left hand holding her long plait extending to
her hip. Trident symbol in front.
Reverse : Tusked Elephant facing right.
The coloured Artwork of lady; a realistic representation of the stylised drawing on coin, is by Wildlife Artist Sanjaya Weeratunge.
Click here for longer discussion of items from Ancient Ruhuna and links to other Plate coins from this book in the lakdiva collection.
The specimen was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
It was obtained in 2016 May from Lalith Raddella in Colombo who had purchased a
selection from Raja Wickramasinghe.
A modern Replica of this lead token is documented.