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Latest revision as of 15:10, 15 January 2026
This half cent piece was struck 1912-17 and 1926 for Ceylon. During the reign of George V, quarter, half and one cent pieces were issued in copper, five cents in copper-nickel, and ten, twenty-five 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: 5,000,000 (most common date).
Specification: 2.35 g, copper, 18.2 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 106.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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