Mathes Williams & Co., Ceylon
~ 1868 - 4½d

A 4½d Token issued in Ceylon, about 1868 for Mathes Williams & Co. The mills of which were situated in Dam Street, Colombo.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination 4½ pence
AlloyAE
Diameter24.5 mm
Thickness mm
Weight4.08 gms
Shaperound
EdgeMilled
DieAxis
Issue
mwco_4hd_obverse mwco_4hd_reverse
Lowsley Unlisted Pridmore #111

Obv. : M.W CO (Mathes Williams & Co.) within a beaded circle inside raised rim.
Rev. : 4D½ within a 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. Tokens

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.