J Allemakkoon, Colombo, Ceylon
187? - 18½ Cents

A 18½ Cents token issued by J. Allemakkoon, of Colombo, Ceylon after change to decimal currency. Details of issuer not traced.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination pence
AlloyBrass
Diameter24 mm
Thickness mm
Weight3.72 gms
Shaperound
EdgeMilled
DieAxis
Issue
allemahkoon_18hc_obverse allemahkoon_18hc_reverse
Lowsley #Unlisted Pridmore #1

Obverse : J ALLEMAKKOON
COLOMBO
CEYLON
along top periphery
within beaded circle inside raised rim.
 
Reverse : 18½
CENTS
at center
within beaded circle inside raised rim.

Reference
* 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.

The token was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 250 dpi.
I thank Bob Lyall of UK, for the scans of this token from his collection.