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1/2 Cent - Victoria Pattern
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CEYLON · HALF · CENT 1/2 සතය சதம் · 1891 · (Translation: 1/2 [of] One Cent) |
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Pattern issues for Ceylon's fractional coinage were occasionally struck in precious metals as presentation or approval pieces, never intended for circulation. This 1891 gold striking almost certainly exists in single-digit quantities — colonial pattern survivorship at this denomination is exceptionally poor, with many known only from a single institutional example. The Royal Mint's records for Ceylon patterns from this decade are incomplete, making precise mintage figures impossible to establish with confidence.