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1/4 Farthing - Victoria
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1839-1853 |
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| Currency | Pound (1828-1869) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination QUARTER FARTHING is rendered across two horizontal lines occupying the central field, surmounted by a small royal crown. The date appears below the horizontal lines. The overall design is simple and utilitarian, reflecting the coin's role as a low-denomination issue struck primarily for use in Ceylon. A plain border frames the composition. |
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The quarter farthing was struck exclusively for use in Ceylon, where smaller-denomination coinage was needed for everyday transactions at a time when British imperial administrators were standardizing currency across the colony. It had no legal tender status in Britain itself and saw virtually no domestic circulation. The denomination was effectively obsolete before it was discontinued — Ceylon's own monetary needs had shifted considerably by the early 1850s.