| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | One Stiver |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Diameter | 28. mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Weight | 9.07 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 180° |
| Issue | 2,880,000 |
| Proof | |
| Mint | Royal Mint |
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Obverse : Laur and draped bust to right.
T.W. placed below the right shoulder. Around margin
GEORGIUS III D:G : BRITANNIARUM REX
Reverse : Within plain rim an elephant facing left and
above, CEYLON around rim; ONE STIVER in a single line; and below 1815.
The Stiver known in Sinhala Tuttuwa and in Tamil Tuddu was worth 3 Dutch challie (VOC Duits), and 4 English challie (1/2 Farthings).
Text from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 154 Chapter XI British - Coins struck in England .
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and the images are displayed at 200dpi.