1/2 Cent - Victoria Pattern

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.