Pilo Fernando, Colombo
< 1869 - Coffee Pickers's Chit - 2¼d

A 2¼d Coffee Pickers's Chit, issued prior to 1869. Messrs. Pilo Fernando mills were at Slave Island, Colombo, and were pulled down about 1872.

SPECIFICATIONS

Denomination 2.25 pence

Alloy copper

Height 25.0 mm

Width 20.5 mm

Thickness mm

Weight 4.14 gms

Shape Portrait

Edge Milled

DieAxis O°

Issue

pilofernando_2qd_obverse pilofernando_2qd_reverse

Atkins #100 Lowsley #26 Pridmore #34 Mitchiner #2244

Obverse : Centered bust to left, uncrowned, of Queen Victoria COFFEE PICKER'S CHIT above along periphery within dotted circle inside raised rim.
Reverse : 4^D½ PILO FERNANDO
* COLOMBO * along periphery within dotted circle inside raised rim.

For more details see the circular token of practically the same weight, but of twice this marked value.

The token was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 250 dpi.
The almost Unc condition token was purchased in 2002 from a dealer in USA

Obverse :	Centered bust to left, uncrowned, of Queen Victoria	COFFEE PICKER'S CHIT	above along periphery within dotted circle inside raised rim.
Reverse :	4^D½	PILO FERNANDO * COLOMBO *	along periphery within dotted circle inside raised rim.

Pilo Fernando, Colombo < 1869 - Coffee Pickers's Chit - 2¼d

Pilo Fernando, Colombo
< 1869 - Coffee Pickers's Chit - 2¼d