| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/24 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 22.2 mm |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm |
| Weight Legal | 18.14 gms |
| Weight | 17.31 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | 0° |
| Mint | Ceylon |
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| Pridmore #58; Mitchiner #2211; Krause #64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1813 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle
:CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 24 at center.
This coin is 4.6% under weight which is well within expected tolerance for these hand struck copper dumps.
Pridmore Lists 2 varieties for 1811 (P#55-56); and single variety for 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815 and 1816.
| KM | Pridmore | Year | Legend |
| 64 | 55 | 1811 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 56 | 1811 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 57 | 1812 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 58 | 1813 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 59 | 1814 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 60 | 1815 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
| 64 | 61 | 1816 | :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 156 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in Ceylon. Plate 157.
This coin was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 250 dpi. This F+ condition dump was purchased in 2002 December from a dealer in USA-CA.