Coins from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean close to Southeast India and has a population of 20 million. Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon. Ceylon refers to the island of (Sri) Lanka, and the colonial status of the island under (primarily) the Dutch and British. It was inhabited by various local kingdoms that issued their own coinage, such as the Kingdom of Kandy, until Portuguese colonial presence was established in the 16th century. The Dutch East Indies Company took over the whole island in the 17th century, but during the Napoleonic Wars, the British occupied the island in 1802, and the colony was officially seceded to the British in 1815. Coins were issued vis-à-vis the old Dutch Rixdollar until 1828; the Ceylon Rupee's coins were introduced in 1870. After WWII, when the British Indian Raj became independent in 1947, Ceylon was elevated to dominion status in 1948 too; it's independence in this form lasted until 1972, when it became a republic (Sri Lanka) within the Commonwealth.
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Periods from Sri Lanka: Ceylon (1597-1972), Sri Lanka (1972-date)

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Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Xerafim (1580-1706)

5 Bazarucos = 4 Réis • 60 Réis = 1 Tanga • 5 Tangas = 1 Xerafim

¼ Bazaruco
ND (1597-1655)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.2 g • ⌀ 12 mm
KM# 1, N# 144729
¼ Bazaruco
ND (1597-1655)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.3 g • ⌀ 12 mm
KM# 2, N# 144730
¼ Bazaruco
ND (1597-1655)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.3 g • ⌀ 12 mm
KM# 3, N# 144731
Bazaruco
ND (1597-1655)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.7 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 4, N# 144732
1 Tanga
ND (1598-1621)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.66 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 6, N# 144735
1 Tanga
ND (1598-1621)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.62 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 7, N# 144736
1 Tanga
ND (1598-1621)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.62 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 8, N# 144737
1 Bazaruco
ND (1621-1640)

Standard circulation coin
Tin • 3 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 5, N# 144733
1 Bazaruco
ND (1621-1640)

Standard circulation coin
Tin • 1.4 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 35, N# 144734
1 Tanga
1631-1640 (1621-1640)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.36 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 9, N# 144738
½ Abbasi / 2 Shahi (Counterstamped)
1080-1092 (1629-1681)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.59 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 48, KM# 46, KM# 47, N# 145015
1 Tanga (Counterstamped)
1640

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 54, N# 146181
2 Tangas (Counterstamped)
1640-1642

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 59, N# 146177
2 Tangas (Counterstamped)
1642

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 55, N# 146179
5 Shahi (Counterstamped)
ND (1642)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 9.15 g • ⌀ 32.5 mm
KM# 51, N# 145012
1 Tanga
1642-1647

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.20 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 10, N# 144739
1 Tanga
1642-1649

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.37 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 14, KM# 13, N# 144742
1 Tanga
1644

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.96 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 12, N# 144741
1 Tanga
1645

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.31 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 15, N# 144743
1 Tanga
1645-1646

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.10 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 11, N# 144740
Abbasi / 4 Shahi (Counterstamped)
1065 (1655)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.37 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 49, N# 145011
2 Tangas (Counterstamped)
1655-1656

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 4.4 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 42, KM# 43, N# 145019

Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Stuiver (1660-1796)

4 Duit = 1 Stuiver

2 Stuiver / ½ Fanam
ND (1658-1796)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.29 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Scholt II# 1250, N# 145018
6 Stuiver / 1½ Fanam
ND (1658-1796)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.06 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Scholt II# 1234, N# 145017
¼ Stuiver
ND (1660)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.6 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 17, N# 82705
½ Stuiver
ND (1660)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 7.1 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 18, N# 82706
2 Stuiver
ND (1660)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 20 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 20, N# 144295
Available for swap 1 Stuiver
ND (1660-1712)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 16.07 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 19, Scholt II# 1244, N# 117752
⅛ Stuiver
ND (1660-1720)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 16, N# 144304

Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Xerafim (1580-1706)

5 Bazarucos = 4 Réis • 60 Réis = 1 Tanga • 5 Tangas = 1 Xerafim

Abbasi / 4 Shahi (Counterstamped)
1078 (1668)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.39 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 50, N# 145014

Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Stuiver (1660-1796)

4 Duit = 1 Stuiver

6 Stuiver
ND (1712)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 82.4 g • 118 mm
KM# 21, N# 144292
6 Stuiver
ND (1712)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 84 g • 112 mm
KM# 22, N# 144293
⅛ Duit
1747

Standard circulation coin
Tin-lead • 1.38 g • ⌀ 12.5 mm
KM# 23, N# 144278
1 Duit
1782-1786

Standard circulation coin
Tin • 15 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 24, N# 144285
¼ Stuiver
ND (1783)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.6 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 25, N# 40907
1 Stuiver
1783-1792

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 14 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 27, N# 144297
2 Stuiver
1783-1792

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 25.25 g • ⌀ 29.3 mm
KM# 30, N# 22664
1 Stuiver
1783-1793

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 14 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 28, N# 144299
2 Stuiver
1783-1793

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 25.25 g • ⌀ 31.4 mm
KM# 29, N# 15737
Available for swap 1 Stuiver
1783-1795

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 13.76 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 26, N# 15735
1 Rupee
1784-1789

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7.5 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 31, N# 144306
Available for swap 4 ¾ Stuiver
ND (1785)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 63.41 g • 85 mm
KM# 32, N# 144291
1 Duit
1789-1791

Standard circulation coin
Lead • 5.84 g • ⌀ 19.4 mm
KM# 33.1, N# 144287
1 Stuiver
1789-1793

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 14 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 34, N# 144302
1 Duit
1792-1793

Standard circulation coin
Lead • 5.84 g • ⌀ 19.2 mm
KM# 33.2, N# 144288

Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Rixdollar (1796-1828)

4 Duit = 1 Stiver • 48 Stivers = 1 Rixdollar

1⁄48 Rupee (Trial Strike)
1794

Pattern
Copper • 13.86 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# Pn1, KM# Pn2, Pr# 259, N# 142556
1⁄12 Rixdollar
1801-1815

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 36 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
KM# 65, KM# 68, KM# 71, N# 63347
1⁄48 Rixdollar
1801-1816

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 9 g • ⌀ 12 mm
KM# 63, KM# 66, KM# 69, N# 144273
1⁄24 Rixdollar
1801-1816

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 18 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 64, KM# 67, KM# 70, N# 40908
1⁄192 Rixdollar
1802

Non-circulating coin
Silver plated bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 73a, N# 20989

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is Ponpandi Perumal.

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