Ceylon 25 Cents Silver Coin 1893 Queen Victoria

Ceylon 25 Cents Silver Coin 1893 Queen Victoria

Twenty Five Cents

Obverse: Young Head of Queen Victoria to left wearing a diadem. A fret border broken by the legend VICTORIA QUEEN, along periphery.

Reverse: A Talipot palm in the center dividing denomination 25, "CEYLON" within an ornamental scroll above, the denomination "25 CENTS" in English (center) . Denomination in tamil (25 SATHAM = 25 CENTS.) left, denomination in sinhalese (SATHER VISIPAHA = cents twenty five) right.

Edge: Reeded.
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon.
Mint: (no mintmark) = Royal Mint, London.

Years: 1892-1900.
Value: 25 Cents.
Metal: Silver (.800).
Weight: 2.9160 g.
Diameter: 17.85 mm.
Thickness: 1.4 mm.
Shape: Round.

 Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) The great fanpalm, native of Ceylon. The cylindrical trunk reaches a height of 60, 70, or 100 feet, and is covered with a tuft of fan-like leaves, usually about 18 feet in length and 14 in breath. The leaves are used for covering houses, for making umbrellas and fans, and as a substitute for paper. When the tree has attained its full growth, the flower spike bursts from its envelope.
 The colonial dime size coinage of Ceylon (known as Sri Lanka now) with a denomination of 25 cents of a rupee was minted by the Branch mints of the Royal Mint at Bombay and Calcutta and at the Royal Mint, London. The first issue, dated 1892 was shipped from London with Victoria wearing a diadem portrait of
L.C.Wyon.

Ceylon Coins 5 Cents 1944 King George VI

Ceylon Coins 5 Cents 1944 King George VI

Obverse: Crowned effigy of George VI to left in relief in the center of the legend GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA, along periphery.
Engraver: Designer Percy Metcalfe initials P M in relief below the truncation on some but not all issues.

Reverse: CEYLON above large central numeral 5 above CENTS and year below. Left Sinhala sather paha; Right Tamil 5 Satam.
Lettering: CEYLON 5 CENTS 1944.
Edge: Plain.

Country:    Ceylon.
Years:   1942-1945.
Value:   5 Cents.
Metal:   Nickel-brass.
Weight:   3.85 g.
Diameter:   18 mm.
Thickness: 1.71 mm.
Shape:  Square with round corners.
Issue:        18,064,000.
Mint:         Calcutta & Bombay.
References: KM# 113.

  It is interesting to note that Indian Silver and copper coins of George VI like those of George V do not have OF INDIA, like seen on Ceylon and most other commonwealth nations maybe because INDIA is already mentioned on Indian coins. Those which were already independent which used IND. IMP as on British coins. Edward VII also used no OF INDIA on any coins I presume as he was considered Emperor of the British Empire.
  All coins produced during the reign of King George VI minted for use in colonial locations use a crowned head while issues designed for use in the U.K. and commonwealth places such as South Africa, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand featured an uncrowned head. The crowned head was however also used for King George VI coins issued in Ceylon in 1951 after independence. The crown was removed in the Queen Elizabeth coin of 1955.