Incuse C Y 1 punched on copper disk
Unidentified - Pridmore #25

A Locally manufactured piece of unknown Issuer, listed by Pridmore under Ceylon.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination1 Unit
Alloy
Diameter26.5 mm
Thickness mm
Weight5.65 gms
Shaperound
EdgePlain
DieAxis
Issue
cy_1_obverse cy_1_reverse
Pridmore #25
Obverse : C Y
1
(incuse)
Reverse : blank

The number 1 is assumed to represent a full task. See also C Y ½ half task token. Both listed in Dick Ford Collection (1995 Feb 23 Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Auction#19 lot #268 part).

There many such locally manufactured tokens of similar fabric and style with issuer unknown.
For example AW 1 P#7 full token; MD 1 P#71 token; TK 1 token; P#103 half token;
The existance of some which have ½ stamped incuse for half task, is the justification of them being called coffee tokens.

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.

Image of token ex Pridmore Collection from B&W print scanned from catalog and colorized with Photo-Shop. Displayed at 250 dpi.