| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Quarter cents |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 14.3 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 1.18 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
| KM #90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Young Head of Victoria to left wearing a coronet ornamented
with scrolls. A fret border on left and right, broken by the legend VICTORIA QUEEN,
within dot circle along periphery with raised rim.
Initials of Mint C.M. incuse on the truncation
of the neck.
Varieties occur with letters on truncation divided by a space thus C M.
Reverse : A Talipot palm in the center with
¼ සතය in Sinhala on left,
ல•சதம் in Thamil on right.
within inner circle.
• CEYLON • QUARTER • CENT • above, and year below
in annulus within dot circle along periphery with raised rim.
| Pridmore | Year | Alloy | Issue | Mint | Proof | Silver | Gold |
| 245 | 1870 | Cu | 200,000 | Calcutta | 245A | 245B | 245C |
| 246 | 1890 | Cu | 200,000 | Calcutta | 246A | ||
| 1891 | Cu | None | Calcutta | 247 | 247A | 247B | |
| 1892 | Cu | None | Calcutta | 248 | |||
| 249 | 1898 | Cu | 160,000 | Calcutta | 249A | 249B | |
| 250 | 1901 | Cu | 216,000 | Calcutta |
The weight is based upon the earlier sterling quarter fathing.
The coin was scaned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 300dpi.