The British in ceylon

The British in Ceylon

The British in Ceylon from 1796

In 1796 Dutch possessions in Ceylon were surrended to the English forces. In 1798 the island was made a Crown Colony and its first Governor appointed. In 1802 Ceylon was formally ceded to Britain by the Dutch in the Peace of Amiens. It was not until 1816 that supremacy over the interior of the island passed from the indigenous Rajas of Kandy to the British.

AE 1/48 Rix dollarr 1801 19-20 mm, 12,59 gr Obv.: Value in center - 48. Around CEYLON GOVERNMENT Rev.: Elephant standing left upon simple ground, 1803 KM 63

AE 1/24 Rix dollar 1803 18,28 gr Obv.: Value in centre - 24. Around CEYLON GOVERNMENT Rev.: Elephant standing left upon simple ground, line: 1803 KM 64, Mitchener 1979, 2211
The same type but 1811 15,52 gr KM 64

Early coin series struck in England for Ceylon
AE Two Stivers 1815. Obv.: Laureate bust of George III, GEORGIUS III D G BRITANNIARUM REX. Rev.: Elephant standing left on ground. above: CEYLON TWO STIVERS, below: 1815
KM 82.1

Here you can find more colonial coins from the personal collection of Jan Lingen

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