Keir, Dundas & Co.
1866 - Kandy - Ship
Brass Tokens struck in London and issued in 1866, by company founded
in 1854 by Simon Keir, who was a planter in 1850 with partners
G. H. Dnndas and Captain John Keith Jolly. A large enterprise of
estate agents, general merchants and forwarding agents with office in
Kings Street, Kandy, Ceylon.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | 4½d |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 26.7 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 7.19 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
| Issue | |
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| Lowsley #14 Pridmore #52 Mitchiner #2240
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| Obverse : | Monogram K. D. & Co.
| within a beaded circle inside raised rim.
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| Reverse : | A ship in full sail to left,
| within a beaded circle inside raised rim.
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The reverse design represents the famed East Indiaman three masted sailing ship of about 1500 tons. Struck for the Smallpass Mills, Colombo.
For more details see webpage for the tortoise
token of the same firm.
The coin was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at
225dpi.
This AU condition coin was purchased on ebay in 2000 August
from a dealer in USA.