Difference between revisions of "Ceylon 1942 50 cents"
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* [[Ceylon 1940 1/2 cent|1940 half cent]] | * [[Ceylon 1940 1/2 cent|1940 half cent]] | ||
* [[Ceylon 1941 10 cents|1941 10 cents]] | * [[Ceylon 1941 10 cents|1941 10 cents]] | ||
| + | * [[Ceylon 1945 cent|1945 cent]] | ||
| + | * [[Ceylon 1945 5 cents|1945 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Ceylon 1951 50 cents|1951 50 cents]] | * [[Ceylon 1951 50 cents|1951 50 cents]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1942]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1942]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 2 September 2023
This fifty cent piece was struck for Ceylon 1942 only and is the last silver piece struck for circulation there. Earlier types bore the portrait of king George V. Ceylon attained its independence in 1948 after the British left India and is now known as Sri Lanka.
Recorded mintage: 662,000.
Specification: 5.83 g, .800 silver, .150 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 114.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1940 half cent
- 1941 10 cents
- 1945 cent
- 1945 5 cents
- 1951 50 cents
- Coins and currency dated 1942
- return to coins of Ceylon