Ceylon 1940 1/2 cent

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This half cent piece was struck 1937 and 1940 for Ceylon. During the reign of George VI, half and one cent pieces were issued in copper, five, ten and twenty-five cents in nickel-brass, and fifty cents in billon (low grade silver). Ceylon attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.

Recorded mintage: 5,080,000.

Specification: 2.35 g, copper, 18.2 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 110.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1926 half cent
• 1941 10 cents
• 1942 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1940