| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/24 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 25.4 mm |
| Thickness | 6.7 mm |
| Weight Legal | 26.70 gms |
| Weight | 24.38 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | 15° |
| Mint | Ceylon |
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| Pridmore #44; Mitchiner #2211; Krause #64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1801 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle
:CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 24 at center.
Heavy Issue (1801-1803) 26.7 grams; Light Issue (1803-1805) 18.14 grams;
Pridmore Lists 2 varieties for 1801 (P#43-44);
2 varieties for 1802 (P#45-46);
and 4 varieties for 1803 (P#47-50)
| KM | Pridmore | Year | Legend | Extra feature |
| 64 | 43 | 1801 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 44 | 1801 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 45 | 1802 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 67 | 46 | 1802 | :CEYLON:GOVERNMENT | Two lines below 24 |
| 64 | 47 | 1803 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 48 | 1803 | :CEYLON:GOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 49 | 1803 | CEYLONGOVERNMENT |
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 156 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in Ceylon. Plate 157.
This F+ condition coin was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 300 dpi. It was purchased in 2001 December from a dealer on Chatham Street in Colombo, Lanka.