Ceylon Company Limited
C - Specimen

A Proof or sample Specimen of the Ceylon Company Ltd. "C" token which were struck in London about the year 1866, for use at the St. Sebastian Mills.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination9 pence
AlloyBrass
Diameter31. mm
Thickness mm
Weight12.63 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
DieAxisO°
Issue
 sebastian_mills_c_sp_obverse sebastian_mills_c_sp_reverse
Atkins #96 Lowsley #(30) Pridmore #17a
Obverse : a wild elephant facing left with CEYLON COMPANY LIMITED . * . along the periphary between a plain circle and beaded circle inside raised rim.
Reverse : C at center - ST. SEBASTIAN MILLS . * . along the periphary between a plain circle and beaded circle inside raised rim.

This rare specimen with a variety of the elephant in the C token was reported in British Numismatic Journal Vol XXI (1931-33). Pridmore was unable to trace it for examination.

* The Coins of British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the reign of George VI 1952 Part 2 - Asian Territories by F. Pridmore Spink & Son Ltd., 1965. Tokens

The 600 dpi images are displayed at 200 dpi.
I thank Shiran Cruse, Kandy, Sri Lanka, for the scans of this rare token from his collection.