| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Quarter Stiver |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 19. mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Weight | 2.46 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 180° |
| Issue | 3,600,000 |
| Proof | |
| Mint | Soho Mint |
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| Pridmore #87; Mitchiner #2220; Krause #73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a circle of annulets between two
plain circles an elephant facing left and year 1802 below.
Reverse : Within a circle of annulets between two
plain circles; CEYLON.GOVERNMENT divided at top by cinquefoil (*).
192 the fractional value to the Rix-dollar at center within a cord
circle.
Also struck a Proof and Copper Gilt Proof of 1802; and also of 1804 which was not issued for circulation.
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 147 Chapter XI British - I - 1796-1825. Plate 149.
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi.
This VF coin was purchased at a coin Show in USA to replace a coin in
the original collection cleaned to a lower grade in my chidish ignorance
over 30 years ago.