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Ceylon, Colonial One Stiver Coin, 1815, George III.

Silver VOC coinage British Ceylon, Colonial One Stiver Coin
Ceylon, Colonial One Stiver Coin
Ceylon, Colonial One Stiver Coin, 1815
One Stiver copper coin struck at the Royal Mint for circulation in Ceylon.

Obverse: Laureate bust of George III right.
Legend: GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX

Reverse: Elephant standing left, date below, denomination and state above.
Legend: CEYLON - ONE STIVER - 1815

The Stiver known in Sinhala Tuttuwa and in Tamil Tuddu was worth 3 Dutch challie (VOC Duits), and 4 English challie (1/2 Farthings).

Material: Copper
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 8.85 gm