| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | One Stiver |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 30.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 10.08 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 180° |
| Issue | 2,700,000 |
| Proof | |
| Mint | Soho Mint |
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| Pridmore #83; Mitchiner #2218; Krause #75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 (*).
48 the fractional value to the Rix-dollar at center within a cord
circle.
Also stuck were Bronzed Proof and Copper Gilt Proof of 1802 and of 1803 and
1804 which were not issued for circulation.
The Dick Ford collection (in Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Auction#19
1995 February 23 Singapore lots#179) listed a 1802 struck in tin
(not lead as given in Pridmore 83C) from the Wayte Raymond Collection
(NASCA, NewYork, 14 Aug 1978 lot#887) which did not sell at Auction.
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 147 Chapter XI British - I - 1796-1825.
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 200dpi.
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.