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Exonumia 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.
Wikidata: Q854

Periods from Sri Lanka: Ceylon (1597-1972), Sri Lanka (1972-date)

Sri Lanka: Coins Banknotes

Ceylon (1597-1972) • Confinement tokens
- Work encampment tokens
Ceylon (1597-1972) • Trade tokens
- Business tokens
- Wage tokens
Sri Lanka (1972-date) • Commemorative medals
- Institution medals
Sri Lanka (1972-date) • Fantasy items
- Fantasy currency

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Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) • Work encampment tokens

¼ task value token - Great Western Estate – obverse

¼ task value token - Great Western Estate – reverse

¼ task value token - Great Western Estate
ND
Confinement tokens › Work encampment token
Brass • 4.10 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 236587

Token - A and B Scott and Co. (Colombo) – obverse

Token - A and B Scott and Co. (Colombo) – reverse

Token - A and B Scott and Co. (Colombo)
1859
Confinement tokens › Work encampment token
Brass • 8.17 g • ⌀ 29 mm
TC# 244965, N# 167551

Token - Keir, Dundas and Co. (Ship type; Kings Street, Kandy) – obverse

Token - Keir, Dundas and Co. (Ship type; Kings Street, Kandy) – reverse

Token - Keir, Dundas and Co. (Ship type; Kings Street, Kandy)
ND (1866)
Confinement tokens › Work encampment token
Gilding metal plated copper • 7 g • ⌀ 21.4 mm
Pr# 52, N# 227662