| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/48 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight Legal | 9.07 gms |
| Weight | 8.443 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | O° |
| Mint | Ceylon |
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| Pridmore #69; Mitchiner #2213; Krause #63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1803 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) 9.07 grams;
Pridmore Lists 3 varieties for 1803 (P#69-71) case shown above;
| KM | Pridmore | Year | Legend | Extra feature |
| 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 coin was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 300 dpi. It was purchased in March 2000 from the John Madlon collection of Ceylon copper dumps.