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The coins and tokens of the possessions and colonies of the British empire (1889)

Atkins, James · London : B. Quaritch · leaf 203

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th silver and copper, amounting in valueto 300,000 rix-dollars. On October 19th, 1821, there wasanother issue of rix-dollars to the value of £400,000, andin 1828 half-farthings were first coined for Ceylon. Three-halfpenny pieces were ordered to be coined in 1834, andhave been continued since. 1.… … CKYLON. 103 4. 0 : An elephant facing left with the date under it 1803.B : II within a beaded circle, C BYLON GOVERN- Iment .:• 5. Similar to preceding, but the Elephant faces the right. 6. Sim lar to No. 4, excepting date, which is 1804. 7. Similar to No. 4, excepting date, which is 1805. 8.…

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