| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/12 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 29. mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight Legal | 36.27 gms |
| Weight | 24.645 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | O° |
| Mint | Fogery |
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Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1811 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle
:CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 12 at center.
This coin is 32% under weight which probably makes it at best a contemporary forgery. Maybe the damage was caused by deliberate defacing of a contemporary counterfeit using a hammer and chisel.
For more details see VG+ grade 1812 dump.
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 156 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in Ceylon. Plate 157.
The G+ grade fogery was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 250 dpi. It was purchased from a dealer in UK who had got it from the son of a collector who obtained in Lanka during WWII. He claimed a key-like counter mark on the obverse center of the dump. However the damage couldn't account for it being 32% under legal weight.