1811 - 1816 - Ceylon Government
Two Stiver - 1/24 Rix-dollar

Two Stiver copper dump coin struck in Ceylon Government Mint.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination1/24 RixDollar
AlloyCopper
TypeStruck
Diameter22.3 mm
Thickness.0 mm
Weight Legal18.14 gms
Weight16.325 gms
ShapeRound
EdgeDump
Die Axis30°
MintCeylon
1816_f24rxd_cu-dump_obverse 1816_f24rxd_cu-dump_reverse
Pridmore #61; Mitchiner #2211; Krause #64

Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles an elephant facing left. The year 1815 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 24 at center.

Pridmore Lists 2 varieties for 1811 (P#55-56); and single variety for 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815 and 1816.

KMPridmore Year Legend
64551811   :CEYLONGOVERNMENT
64561811   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
64571812   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
64581813   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
64591814   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
64601815   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT
64611816   :CEYLON.GOVERNMENT

This 1816 is the last year and struck after the 1815 coins were Minted in UK is a rare date.

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 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 300 dpi. This F condition dump was purchased in 2012 November from a dealer in Colombo.