| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | 1/24 RixDollar |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight Legal | 18.14 gms |
| Weight | 18.082 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Dump |
| Die Axis | O° |
| Mint | Ceylon |
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| Pridmore #47; Mitchiner #2211; Krause #64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circles
an elephant facing left. The year 1803 below
Reverse : Within a beaded circle between two plain circle
:CEYLONGOVERNMENT
The fraction of value to Rix Dollar 24 at center.
Heavy Issue (1801-1803) 26.7 grams; Light Issue (1803) 18.14 grams;
Pridmore Lists 4 varieties for 1803 (P#47-50);
and 4 varieties for 1805 (P#51-54)
Two stivers of 1804 are recorded but not traced by Pridmore.
| KM | Pridmore | Year | Legend | Extra feature |
| 64 | 47 | 1803 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 48 | 1803 | :CEYLON:GOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 49 | 1803 | CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 51 | 1805 | :CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 52 | 1805 | CEYLONGOVERNMENT | |
| 64 | 53 | 1805 | +CEYLON.GOVERNMENT |
See also rare 1/24 Rix Dollar 2 Stiver copper 1803 Elephant facing right coin
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 156 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in Ceylon. Plate 161
The coin was scanned at 300dpi and the images are displayed at 250dpi. It was purchased in 1999 March together with the 1803 1/12 Rix Dollar on Ebay from a US dealer.