| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/48 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | .0 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight Legal | 13.35 gms |
| Weight | 12.827 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | O° |
| Mint | Ceylon |
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| Pridmore #64; Mitchiner #2213; Krause #63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1802 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle
:CEYLONGOVERNMENT
The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 48 at center.
Heavy Issue (1801-1803) 13.35 grams; Light Issue (1803-1805) 9.07 grams;
Pridmore Lists 1 varieties for 1801 (P#62) case shown above;
and 6 varieties for 1802 (P#63-68) and 3 varieties for 1803 (P#69-71)
| KM | Pridmore | Year | Legend | Extra feature |
| 63 | 62 | 1801 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT | |
| 63 | 63 | 1802 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT | |
| 63 | 64 | 1802 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 66 | 65 | 1802 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT | Two lines below 48 |
| 66 | 66 | 1802 | :CEYLON:GOVERNMENT | Two lines below 48 |
| 66 | 67 | 1802 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | Two lines below 48 |
| 66 | 68 | 1802 | CEYLONGOVERNMENT | Two lines below 48 |
| 63 | 69 | 1803 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 63 | 70 | 1803 | CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 69 | 71 | 1803 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT | Elephant facing right |
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 156 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in Ceylon. Plate 157.
The VF grade coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi. It was purchased in 2011 from a dealer in Colombo