Ceylon's copper fractional coinage of this period served the island's plantation economy, where minute wage calculations for tea and rubber workers made small denominations genuinely necessary rather than ceremonially issued. The half cent circulated hard in that environment.
KM#101 was struck at the Royal Mint across several dates within the reign, with 1904 marking the first issue under Edward VII following the changeover from Victoria-era dies.
Ceylon's copper fractional coinage of this period served the island's plantation economy, where minute wage calculations for tea and rubber workers made small denominations genuinely necessary rather than ceremonially issued. The half cent circulated hard in that environment.
KM#101 was struck at the Royal Mint across several dates within the reign, with 1904 marking the first issue under Edward VII following the changeover from Victoria-era dies.